Which to use
“Gift” is a noun and “gilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,799
- “Gift” frequency rank
- #444
- “gilt” frequency rank
- 7243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gift | gilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesundheitsschädliche oder potenziell tödliche Substanz | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelten |
Where the eye mixes Gift and gilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gift vs gilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gift is [ɡɪft] while gilt is [ɡɪlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “Gift” becomes l in “gilt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gift is recorded at frequency rank #6,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡɪft]. gilt is at rank #444, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡɪlt].
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 7243, this pair ranks #1,988,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gift vs gilt
Shared letters: git. Private to "Gift": f. Private to "gilt": l.
"Gift" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gift" for "gilt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gift" or "gilt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gift" and "gilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gift" and "gilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gift vs GIMP". 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 #1,988,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.