Which to use
“garde” and “Gilde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,877
- “garde” frequency rank
- #19,938
- “Gilde” frequency rank
- 31815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | garde | Gilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jene Tätigkeit, zu bewachen oder zu behüten | mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen |
Where the eye mixes garde and Gilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: garde vs Gilde
A purely visual mix-up. garde ([ɡaʀd]) and Gilde ([ˈɡɪldə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
garde is recorded at frequency rank #11,877, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡaʀd]. Gilde is at rank #19,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɪldə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31815, this pair ranks #1,720,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of garde vs Gilde
Shared letters: deg. Private to "garde": ar. Private to "Gilde": il.
"garde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Gilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "garde" and "Gilde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "garde" or "Gilde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "garde" and "Gilde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "garde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "garde" and "Gilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilde vs Gilden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,720,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.