# guides vs guile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guides
*noun · IPA /ɡaɪdz/ · frequency rank #7,233*
plural of guide

### guile
*noun · IPA /ɡaɪl/ · frequency rank #39,341*
Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.

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