Guilford

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"guilford" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Guilford” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #33,667 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#33,667
frequency rank, English
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Guilford vs Gifford
75% similar
Guilford vs Guildford
89% similar

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

Key facts for Guilford
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuilford
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,667
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Guilford” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Guilford lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Guilford is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #33,667 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guilford, with forms such as "gguilford", "giulford", and "guiflord". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Gifford", "Guildford", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Presumably a variant of Guildford. The correct English form is Guilford, spelled G-U-I-L-F-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A town in Piscataquis County, Maine.
  6. 6
    An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  7. 7
    A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
  8. 8
    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.
  9. 9
    A town in Chenango County, New York.
  10. 10
    A town in Windham County, Vermont.
  11. 11
    A college in Greensboro, North Carolina; in full, Guilford College.
  12. 12
    A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  13. 13
    Misspelling of Guildford.

Etymology

Presumably a variant of Guildford.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gguilford,giulford,guiflord,guilfford,guilfodr,guilfordd,guilforrd,guilfrod,guillford,guilofrd,guliford,ugilford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guilford - 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.

gguilford1giulford2guiflord2guilfford1guilfodr2guilfordd1guilforrd1guilfrod2
Edit distance from "Guilford"

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 "Guilford"?
"Guilford" is spelled G-U-I-L-F-O-R-D.
What does "Guilford" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guilford" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Guilford"?
"Guilford" is commonly confused with "Gifford", "Guildford". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Guilford"?
Presumably a variant of Guildford. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Guilford”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-U-I-L-F-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Gifford” - see the side-by-side comparison. Guilford vs Gifford
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list