Which to use
“gui” and “Guru” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,579
- “gui” frequency rank
- #24,374
- “Guru” frequency rank
- 56953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gui | Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mistel | religiöser Lehrer im Hinduismus, Buddhismus und der Sikhreligion, welcher als Verkörperung eines göttlichen Wesens verehrt wird |
Where the eye mixes gui and Guru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gui and Guru
A purely visual mix-up. gui ([ɡi]) and Guru ([ˈɡuːʁu]) 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 56953, 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]. Guru is at rank #24,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːʁu].
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 56953, this pair ranks #920,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gui vs Guru
Shared letters: gu. Private to "gui": i. Private to "Guru": r.
"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Guru" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Guru ← gguru · gruu · gurru · guur · ugru
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gui" and "Guru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gui" or "Guru"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gui" and "Guru" 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 "Guru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #920,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gui" and "Guru" 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 #920,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.