# galt vs gil

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### galt
*verb · IPA [ɡalt] · frequency rank #2,652*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gelten

### gil
*noun · IPA [ɟil] · frequency rank #23,158*
Gimpel, Dompfaff (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/galt-vs-gil