Which to use
“gilt” is a verb and “guild” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #444
- “gilt” frequency rank
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- 39232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gilt | guild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gelten | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft |
Letter map: gilt vs guild
Shared letters muted; letters that set gilt and guild apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - gilt and guild
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gilt is averb and guildanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gilt is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡɪlt]. guild is at rank #38,788, 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 39232, this pair ranks #1,542,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gilt vs guild
Shared letters: gil. Private to "gilt": t. Private to "guild": du.
"gilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gilt" and "guild" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gilt" or "guild"?
What to do next
Pair "gilt" vs "guild" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guild" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,542,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gilt" and "guild" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guild 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 #1,542,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.