# gilly

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,484

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of gillie (“a guide”).

## Easily confused with
- **girl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-girl)
- **gilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-gilt)
- **gull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-gull)
- **girls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-girls)
- **grill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-grill)
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-godly)
- **girly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-girly)
- **gully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-gully)
- **gulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-gulls)
- **Ginny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-ginny)
- **golly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-golly)
- **guilty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-guilty)
- **grille** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-grille)
- **grills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-grills)
- **Gilroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-gilroy)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-grisly)
- **grimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-grimly)
- **Gil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gil-vs-gilly)
- **gill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gill-vs-gilly)
- **gall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gall-vs-gilly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggilly`, `gillyy`, `gily`, `gilyl`, `glily`, `iglly`

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