Which to use
“Guido” is a name and “guilds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,288
- “Guido” frequency rank
- #26,102
- “guilds” frequency rank
- 49390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Guido | guilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Guy. | plural of guild |
Where the eye mixes Guido and guilds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Guido vs guilds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Guido is /ˈɡwidoʊ/ while guilds is /ɡɪldz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Guido is recorded at frequency rank #23,288, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈɡwidoʊ/. guilds is at rank #26,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɪldz/.
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 49390, this pair ranks #184,086 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Guido vs guilds
Shared letters: dgiu. Private to "Guido": o. Private to "guilds": ls.
"Guido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "guilds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Guido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guilds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,086 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Guido" and "guilds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gilda vs guilds". 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 #184,086 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.