GeldesvsguidesWhich spelling fits?

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“Geldes” and “guides” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,564
“Geldes” frequency rank
#39,409
“guides” frequency rank
47973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Geldes guides
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geld Plural des Substantivs guide

Letter map: Geldes vs guides

Shared letters muted; letters that set Geldes and guides apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Geldes (CVCCVC) and guides (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Geldes
6 ch
guides

Corpus notes: Geldes and guides

Geldes and guides are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Geldes is recorded at frequency rank #8,564, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛldəs]. guides is at rank #39,409, 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 47973, this pair ranks #1,265,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Geldes vs guides

Shared letters: degs. Private to "Geldes": l. Private to "guides": iu.

"Geldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "guides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Geldesegldes · gedles · gelddes · geldess · geldse · geleds · gelldes · ggeldes
  • guidesgguides · giudes · gudies · guiddes · guidess · guidse · guieds · ugides

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Geldes" and "guides" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Geldes" vs "guides" - which ranks higher?
"Geldes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,564 in our German list, against #39,409 for "guides". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Geldes" and "guides".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Geldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "guides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,265,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Geldes" and "guides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guides vs puzzles". 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 #1,265,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list