Which to use
“guild” is a noun and “which” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,788
- “guild” frequency rank
- #12,204
- “which” frequency rank
- 50992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | which |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, die die gleichen Interessen verfolgen; Gilde, Zunft | welche? |
Letter map: guild vs which
Shared letters muted; letters that set guild and which apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. guild (CVVCC) and which (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - guild and which
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: guild is anoun and whichapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. which is at rank #12,204, tagged as apron, 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 50992, this pair ranks #1,152,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs which
Shared letters: i. Private to "guild": dglu. Private to "which": chw.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "which" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "guild" for "which" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "guild" or "which" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "guild" vs "which" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "which" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "which" 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 #1,152,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.