Which to use
“gui” and “guns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,579
- “gui” frequency rank
- #34,148
- “guns” frequency rank
- 66727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gui | guns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mistel | Plural des Substantivs gun |
Where the eye mixes gui and guns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gui vs guns
A purely visual mix-up. gui ([ɡi]) and guns ([ɡʌnz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66727, 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]. guns is at rank #34,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʌnz].
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 66727, this pair ranks #563,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gui vs guns
Shared letters: gu. Private to "gui": i. Private to "guns": ns.
"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "guns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- guns ← gguns · gnus · gunns · gunss · gusn · ugns
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gui" and "guns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #563,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gui" and "guns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs gui". 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 #563,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.