Which to use
“gil” and “Gilde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,158
- “gil” frequency rank
- #19,938
- “Gilde” frequency rank
- 43096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gil | Gilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gimpel, Dompfaff (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) | mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen |
Where the eye mixes gil and Gilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gil and Gilde
A purely visual mix-up. gil ([ɟil]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gil” sits inside “Gilde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gil is recorded at frequency rank #23,158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɟil]. 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 43096, this pair ranks #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gil vs Gilde
Shared letters: gil. Private to "gil": -. Private to "Gilde": de.
"gil" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Gilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gilde ← ggilde · gidle · gildde · gillde · iglde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gil" for "Gilde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gil" or "Gilde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gil" and "Gilde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gil" 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 #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gil" and "Gilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gil 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 #1,428,781 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.