# guards vs guilds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guards
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːdz/ · frequency rank #4,160*
plural of guard

### 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/guards-vs-guilds