Which to use
“Gilden” is a noun and “grillen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,737
- “Gilden” frequency rank
- #9,211
- “grillen” frequency rank
- 58948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gilden | grillen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gilde | (im Freien zumeist in geselliger Runde) etwas bei offener Hitze auf dem Rost garen |
Where the eye mixes Gilden and grillen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gilden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against grillen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gilden vs grillen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gilden is [ˈɡɪldən] while grillen is [ˈɡʁɪlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gilden is recorded at frequency rank #49,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɪldən]. grillen is at rank #9,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁɪlən].
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 58948, this pair ranks #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gilden vs grillen
Shared letters: egiln. Private to "Gilden": d. Private to "grillen": r.
"Gilden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "grillen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gilden" and "grillen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gilden" vs "grillen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gilden" and "grillen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gilden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grillen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gilden" and "grillen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilden vs given". 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 #843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.