gilder

/ˈɡɪldə/

//ˈɡɪldə// noun

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"gilder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gilder” is uncommon English (frequency #75,912 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,912
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gilder · gilder · English

gilder · rank #75,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,912
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gim

Nearest frequency peer: gim (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “gilder”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “gilder” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gilder
PropertyValue
Headwordgilder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɪldə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gilder” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gilderfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “gim” (#75,913), “gell” (#75,910), “Giudice” (#75,914). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gilder” is #75,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gilder is uncommon English at frequency #75,912 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɪldə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gilder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especially the n… The correct English form is gilder, spelled G-I-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gilder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A lady ſhould, indeed, ſtudie her face, when wee thinke ſhee ſleepes: nor, when the dores are ſhut, ſhould men bee inquiring, all is ſacred within, then. [...] you ſee guilders will not worke, but inclos'd. They muſt not diſcouer, how little ſerues, with the helpe of art, to adorne a great deale.
  2. The leather gilders lay a Couch of water and whites of eggs on the leather, before they apply the leaf gold or ſilver.

Etymology

From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especially the names of persons engaged in professions or trades); analysable as gild + -er.

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gilder"?
"gilder" is spelled G-I-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɪldə/.
What does "gilder" mean?
As a noun, "gilder" means: One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
How do you pronounce "gilder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gilder" is /ˈɡɪldə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gilder"?
From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especi... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gilder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list