Which to use
“guts” is a noun and “parts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,595
- “guts” frequency rank
- #21,016
- “parts” frequency rank
- 51611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guts | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs gut | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs part |
Letter map: guts vs parts
Shared letters muted; letters that set guts and parts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. guts runs 4 letters (CVCC) against parts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: guts vs parts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: guts is anoun and partsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guts is recorded at frequency rank #30,595, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. parts is at rank #21,016, tagged as averb, 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 51611, this pair ranks #1,128,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guts vs parts
Shared letters: st. Private to "guts": gu. Private to "parts": apr.
"guts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guts" and "parts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "guts" vs "parts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "guts" vs "parts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "guts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,128,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guts" and "parts" 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 #1,128,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.