# guards

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɑːdz/ · frequency rank #4,160

## Definitions
1. plural of guard

## Easily confused with
- **gurus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guards-vs-gurus)
- **guilds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guards-vs-guilds)
- **gard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gard-vs-guards)
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guard-vs-guards)
- **gears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gears-vs-guards)
- **garda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garda-vs-guards)
- **glands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glands-vs-guards)
- **guarded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guarded-vs-guards)
- **Guardia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guardia-vs-guards)
- **gods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gods-vs-guards)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gaurds`, `gguards`, `guadrs`, `guardds`, `guardss`, `guarrds`, `guarsd`, `gurads`, `ugards`

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