Which to use
“Grill” and “guild” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,071
- “Grill” frequency rank
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- 46859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grill | guild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Holzkohle, Gas oder elektrisch betriebenes Gerät, das zum Garen von Fleisch, Wurst, Fisch, Grillkäse und Gemüse auf einem Rost verwendet wird | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft |
Letter map: Grill vs guild
Shared letters muted; letters that set Grill and guild apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Grill vs guild
Grill and guild are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grill is recorded at frequency rank #8,071, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁɪl]. 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 46859, this pair ranks #1,304,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Grill vs guild
Shared letters: gil. Private to "Grill": r. Private to "guild": du.
"Grill" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grill" and "guild" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Grill" vs "guild" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Grill" 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 #1,304,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grill" 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 #1,304,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.