# gilt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɪlt/ · frequency rank #25,774

## Definitions
1. Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
2. Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
3. Money.
4. A security (usually a bond) issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged).
5. A gilded object, an object covered with gold.

## Etymology
Formed in English from the verb gild (“to cover in gold”). Compare gold and German Geld.

## Easily confused with
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gl)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-got)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gut)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gin)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gst)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-git)
- **Gio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gio)
- **gul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gul)
- **GLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-glo)
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gol)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-grt)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-give)
- **girl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-girl)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gold)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-golf)
- **gulf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gulf)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-goat)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gina)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-grit)
- **gist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-gist)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggilt`, `gillt`, `giltt`, `gitl`, `glit`, `iglt`

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