guildvsmodelsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#38,788
“guild” frequency rank
#11,706
“models” frequency rank
50494
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guild models
Definition eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft Plural des Substantivs model

Letter map: guild vs models

Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and models apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. guild runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against models's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
guild
6 ch
models

Spelling & dictionary notes on guild vs models

guild and models 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. models is at rank #11,706, 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 50494, this pair ranks #1,171,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of guild vs models

Shared letters: dl. Private to "guild": giu. Private to "models": emos.

"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guild ← gguild · giuld · guidl · guildd · guilld · gulid · ugild
  • models ← mdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "guild" for "models" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "guild" vs "models" - which ranks higher?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #38,788 for "guild". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "guild" and "models".

  • Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,171,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "guild" and "models" 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 #1,171,611 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