gütig vs guts, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#36,974
“gütig” frequency rank: #30,595
“guts” frequency rank: 67569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gütig	guts
Definition	jemandem freundlich gesinnt	Plural des Substantivs gut

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gütig and guts apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

gütig

4 ch

guts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gütig is anadjective and gutsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gütig is recorded at frequency rank #36,974, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡyːtɪç]. 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 67569, this pair ranks #535,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gütig vs guts

Shared letters: gt. Private to "gütig": iü. Private to "guts": su.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

guts ← gguts · gtus · gust · gutss · gutts · ugts

Frequency comparison

gütig#36,974

guts#30,595

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gütig" and "guts" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gütig" is an adjective and "guts" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "gütig" or "guts"?

"guts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,595 in our German list, against #36,974 for "gütig". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gütig vs guts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gütig”; for a noun, it's “guts”.
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