# guard vs guild

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guard
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːd/ · frequency rank #1,900*
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

### guild
*noun · IPA /ɡɪld/ · frequency rank #7,923*
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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