# guilds vs guile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guilds
*noun · IPA /ɡɪldz/ · frequency rank #26,102*
plural of guild

### 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/guilds-vs-guile