Which to use
“guild” and “trost” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- #8,296
- “trost” frequency rank
- 47084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | trost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft | Drossel |
Letter map: guild vs trost
Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and trost apart highlighted. No shared letter run. guild (CVVCC) and trost (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 trost
guild and trost 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 47084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. trost is at rank #8,296, 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 47084, this pair ranks #1,296,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs trost
Shared letters: none. Private to "guild": dgilu. Private to "trost": orst.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "trost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guild" and "trost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "guild" or "trost"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,296,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "trost" 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 #1,296,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.