guilds

/ɡɪldz/

//ɡɪldz// noun

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

The verdict

“guilds” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,102
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of guild

Corpus desk

Index EN-guilds · guilds · English

guilds · rank #26,102 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,102
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guernsey

Nearest frequency peer: Guernsey (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “guilds”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “guilds” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guilds vs guilt
67% similar
guilds vs gulls
67% similar
guilds vs guile
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guilds
PropertyValue
Headwordguilds
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɪldz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,102
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “guilds”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).guildslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Guernsey” (#26,101), “gunning” (#26,103), “Gorbachev” (#26,100). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guilds” is #26,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around guilds (IPA /ɡɪldz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,102 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of guild".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guilds, with forms such as "gguilds", "giulds", and "guidls". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "guilt", "gulls", "guile", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is guilds, spelled G-U-I-L-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of guild

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguilds
  • giulds
  • guidls
  • guildds
  • guildss
  • guillds
  • guilsd
  • gulids
  • ugilds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guilds - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gguilds1giulds2guidls2guildds1guildss1guillds1guilsd2gulids2
Edit distance from "guilds"

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 "guilds"?
"guilds" is spelled G-U-I-L-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɪldz/.
What does "guilds" mean?
As a noun, "guilds" means: plural of guild
What words are commonly confused with "guilds"?
"guilds" is commonly confused with "guilt", "gulls", "guile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guilds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guilds" is /ɡɪldz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guilds" come from?
"guilds" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list