gutesvsgutsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gutes is a adjective, guts is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“gutes” is an adjective and “guts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#793
“gutes” frequency rank
#30,595
“guts” frequency rank
31388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gutes guts
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut Plural des Substantivs gut

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gutes and guts apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
gutes
4 ch
guts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gutes is anadjective and gutsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gutes is recorded at frequency rank #793, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtəs]. 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 31388, this pair ranks #1,729,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gutes vs guts

Shared letters: gstu. Private to "gutes": e. Private to "guts": -.

"gutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gutes ← ggutes · gtues · guets · gutess · gutse · guttes · ugtes
  • guts ← gguts · gtus · gust · gutss · gutts · ugts

Frequency comparison

gutes#793
guts#30,595

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gutes" and "guts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gutes" is an adjective and "guts" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gutes" or "guts"?
"gutes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #793 in our German list, against #30,595 for "guts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering gutes vs guts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gutes”; for a noun, it's “guts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gutes” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list