Which to use
“gutem” is an adjective and “guts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,125
- “gutem” frequency rank
- #30,595
- “guts” frequency rank
- 34720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gutem | guts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut | Plural des Substantivs gut |
Letter map: gutem vs guts
Shared letters muted; letters that set gutem and guts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gutem runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against guts's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: gutem vs guts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gutem is anadjective and gutsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gutem is recorded at frequency rank #4,125, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtəm]. guts is at rank #30,595, 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 34720, this pair ranks #1,656,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gutem vs guts
Shared letters: gtu. Private to "gutem": em. Private to "guts": s.
"gutem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gutem" and "guts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gutem" or "guts" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "gutem" vs "guts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gutem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gutem" and "guts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guts 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 #1,656,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.