Which to use
“guided” and “gunned” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,474
- “guided” frequency rank
- #24,774
- “gunned” frequency rank
- 31248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guided | gunned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of guide | simple past and past participle of gun |
Where the eye mixes guided and gunned
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. guided (CVVCVC) and gunned (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: guided vs gunned
A purely visual mix-up. guided (/ˈɡaɪdɪd/) and gunned (/ɡʌnd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guided is recorded at frequency rank #6,474, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɡaɪdɪd/. gunned is at rank #24,774, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡʌnd/.
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 31248, this pair ranks #347,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guided vs gunned
Shared letters: degu. Private to "guided": i. Private to "gunned": n.
"guided" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "gunned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guided" and "gunned" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "guided" vs "gunned" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "guided" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gunned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guided" and "gunned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gunned vs gunnery". 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 #347,759 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.