Which to use
“Gilde” and “guide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,938
- “Gilde” frequency rank
- #9,733
- “guide” frequency rank
- 29671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gilde | guide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen | Führer, Leitfaden, Ratgeber |
Where the eye mixes Gilde and guide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gilde and guide
A purely visual mix-up. Gilde ([ˈɡɪldə]) and guide ([ɡid]) 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 29671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gilde is recorded at frequency rank #19,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɪldə]. guide is at rank #9,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡid].
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 29671, this pair ranks #1,762,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gilde vs guide
Shared letters: degi. Private to "Gilde": l. Private to "guide": u.
"Gilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "guide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gilde" and "guide" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gilde" or "guide"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gilde" and "guide" 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 #1,762,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.