Which to use
“guts” and “guys” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,595
- “guts” frequency rank
- #26,041
- “guys” frequency rank
- 56636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guts | guys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs gut | Plural des Substantivs guy |
Letter map: guts vs guys
Shared letters muted; letters that set guts and guys apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: guts and guys
guts and guys 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 differ by a single letter - t in “guts” becomes y in “guys”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guts is recorded at frequency rank #30,595, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. guys is at rank #26,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡaɪz].
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 56636, this pair ranks #932,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guts vs guys
Shared letters: gsu. Private to "guts": t. Private to "guys": y.
"guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "guys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guts" and "guys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "guts" or "guys"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "guts" and "guys".
- Full dictionary entry for "guts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #932,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guts" and "guys" 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 #932,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.