geilvsguildWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: geil is a adjective, guild is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“geil” is an adjective and “guild” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,729
“geil” frequency rank
#38,788
“guild” frequency rank
40517
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geil guild
Definition auf sexuelle Weise erregt, sexuell fordernd, jemanden sexuell attraktiv findend eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set geil and guild apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
geil
5 ch
guild

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: geil is anadjective and guildanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geil is recorded at frequency rank #1,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡaɪ̯l]. guild is at rank #38,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 40517, this pair ranks #1,506,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geil vs guild

Shared letters: gil. Private to "geil": e. Private to "guild": du.

"geil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geil ← egil · geill · geli · ggeil · giel
  • guild ← gguild · giuld · guidl · guildd · guilld · gulid · ugild

Frequency comparison

geil#1,729
guild#38,788

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geil" and "guild" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geil" is an adjective and "guild" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geil" or "guild"?
"geil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,729 in our German list, against #38,788 for "guild". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering geil vs guild

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “geil”; for a noun, it's “guild”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “geil” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list