Which to use
“grids” and “guilds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,462
- “grids” frequency rank
- #26,102
- “guilds” frequency rank
- 50564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grids | guilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of grid | plural of guild |
Where the eye mixes grids and guilds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grids with guilds
A purely visual mix-up. grids (/ɡɹɪdz/) and guilds (/ɡɪldz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grids is recorded at frequency rank #24,462, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹɪdz/. guilds is at rank #26,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɪldz/.
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 50564, this pair ranks #173,139 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grids vs guilds
Shared letters: dgis. Private to "grids": r. Private to "guilds": lu.
"grids" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "guilds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grids" and "guilds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grids" or "guilds"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grids" and "guilds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guilds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,139 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grids" and "guilds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gilda vs guilds". 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 #173,139 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.