# guide vs guise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guide
*noun · IPA /ɡaɪd/ · frequency rank #1,829*
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

### guise
*noun · IPA /ˈɡaɪz/ · frequency rank #15,625*
A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)

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