Which to use
“gui” and “guild” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,579
- “gui” frequency rank
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- 71367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gui | guild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mistel | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft |
Letter map: gui vs guild
Shared letters muted; letters that set gui and guild apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: gui and guild
gui 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gui” sits inside “guild”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gui is recorded at frequency rank #32,579, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡi]. 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 71367, this pair ranks #418,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gui vs guild
Shared letters: giu. Private to "gui": -. Private to "guild": dl.
"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- guild ← gguild · giuld · guidl · guildd · guilld · gulid · ugild
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gui" for "guild" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gui" or "guild"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gui" and "guild".
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" 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 #418,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gui" 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 #418,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.