Which to use
“guild” and “reality” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- #10,922
- “reality” frequency rank
- 49710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | reality |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft | Realität, Wirklichkeit |
Letter map: guild vs reality
Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and reality apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. guild runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against reality's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: guild and reality
guild and reality 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. reality is at rank #10,922, 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 49710, this pair ranks #1,201,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs reality
Shared letters: il. Private to "guild": dgu. Private to "reality": aerty.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reality" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guild" and "reality" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "guild" vs "reality" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "guild" and "reality".
- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reality" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,201,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "reality" 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 #1,201,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.