# grinds vs guilds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grinds
*verb · IPA /ɡɹaɪndz/ · frequency rank #32,828*
third-person singular simple present indicative of grind

### guilds
*noun · IPA /ɡɪldz/ · frequency rank #26,102*
plural of guild

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinds-vs-guilds