Which to use
“guild” and “shops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- #11,970
- “shops” frequency rank
- 50758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | shops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft | Plural des Substantivs shop |
Letter map: guild vs shops
Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and shops apart highlighted. No shared letter run. guild (CVVCC) and shops (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on guild vs shops
guild and shops 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. shops is at rank #11,970, 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 50758, this pair ranks #1,161,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs shops
Shared letters: none. Private to "guild": dgilu. Private to "shops": hops.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "shops" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guild" and "shops" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "guild" or "shops" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,161,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "shops" 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 #1,161,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.