Which to use
“guides” and “hunter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,409
- “guides” frequency rank
- #11,675
- “hunter” frequency rank
- 51084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guides | hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs guide | Jäger |
Letter map: guides vs hunter
Shared letters muted; letters that set guides and hunter apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. guides (CVVCVC) and hunter (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: guides and hunter
guides and hunter 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guides is recorded at frequency rank #39,409, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hunter is at rank #11,675, 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 51084, this pair ranks #1,149,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guides vs hunter
Shared letters: eu. Private to "guides": dgis. Private to "hunter": hnrt.
"guides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "hunter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guides" and "hunter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "guides" vs "hunter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "guides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,149,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guides" and "hunter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guides 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 #1,149,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.