guiler
"guiler" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“guiler” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A deceiver, a beguiler.
Corpus desk
Index EN-guiler · guiler · English
guiler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guiler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “guiler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
guiler is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A deceiver, a beguiler.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for guiler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English giler, gylur, gylour, gilour, from Old French guilëor, equivalent to guile + -er. The correct English form is guiler, spelled G-U-I-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A deceiver, a beguiler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guiler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And þow hast gyuen hire to a gyloure · now god gyf þe sorwe.
But he was wary wise in all his way, And well perceived his deceitful sleight, Ne suffered Lust his Safety to betray; So goodly did beguile the Guiler of the Prey
Etymology
From Middle English giler, gylur, gylour, gilour, from Old French guilëor, equivalent to guile + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.