Gilde

/[ˈɡɪldə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,938

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Gilde is aGermannoun. It means: mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen Pronounced [ˈɡɪldə]. Often confused with gilt and Gold.

Key facts for Gilde
PropertyValue
HeadwordGilde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɪldə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,938
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gilde in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gilde is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɪldə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,938 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Gilde, with forms such as "ggilde", "gidle", and "gildde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gilt", "Gold", "give", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gilde, spelled G-I-L-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen
  2. 2
    im Hochmittelalter ein Berufsverband oder eine Zunft mit weitgehender Selbstverwaltung
  3. 3
    fachliche Interessenvertretung von Handwerkern
  4. 4
    organisierte Gemeinschaft von Männern
  5. 5
    organisierte Gemeinschaft wohlhabender Bürger
  6. 6
    Zusammenschluss mehrerer Personen zum Betreiben eines Bergwerks
  7. 7
    Gruppe von Arten, welche auf ähnliche Weise vergleichbare Ressourcen nutzt
  8. 8
    Zusammenschluss von Spielern
  9. 9
    Zusammenschluss erwachsener Pfadfinder
  10. 10
    genossenschaftliche Versicherung

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggilde,gidle,gildde,gillde,iglde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gilde

Misspelling Variants of "Gilde"

ggilde6gidle5gildde6gillde6iglde5
Misspelling Variants of "Gilde"

Frequency rank: #19,938 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gilde"?
"Gilde" is spelled G-I-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪldə].
What does "Gilde" mean?
As a noun, "Gilde" means: mittelalterliche, (selbstnützige ist korrekter, genossenschaftlich ist falsch) Vereinigung zum Schutz und zur Förderung gemeinsamer Interessen
What words are commonly confused with "Gilde"?
"Gilde" is commonly confused with "gilt", "Gold", "give". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gilde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gilde" is [ˈɡɪldə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gilde" come from?
"Gilde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.