guivsGurtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“gui” and “Gurt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,579
“gui” frequency rank
#24,756
“Gurt” frequency rank
57335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gui Gurt
Definition Mistel aus einem breiten Band bestehende Sicherungsvorrichtung

Where the eye mixes gui and Gurt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
gui
4 ch
Gurt

Look-alike desk: gui vs Gurt

A purely visual mix-up. gui ([ɡi]) and Gurt ([ɡʊʁt]) 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 57335, 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]. Gurt is at rank #24,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʊʁt].

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 57335, this pair ranks #905,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gui vs Gurt

Shared letters: gu. Private to "gui": i. Private to "Gurt": rt.

"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Gurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gurtggurt · grut · gurrt · gurtt · gutr · ugrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gui" and "Gurt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡi] versus [ɡʊʁt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gui" vs "Gurt" - which ranks higher?
"Gurt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,756 in our German list, against #32,579 for "gui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gui" and "Gurt" 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 "Gurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #905,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gui" and "Gurt" 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 #905,246 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list