# guilty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɪl.ti/ · frequency rank #2,445

## Definitions
1. Responsible for a dishonest act.
2. Judged to have committed a crime.
3. Having a sense of guilt.
4. Blameworthy.

## Etymology
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **gully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guilty-vs-gully)
- **gusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guilty-vs-gusty)
- **gilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-guilty)
- **guilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guilt-vs-guilty)
- **guild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guild-vs-guilty)
- **guile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guile-vs-guilty)
- **gilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-guilty)
- **gritty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gritty-vs-guilty)
- **guilds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guilds-vs-guilty)
- **gaiety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaiety-vs-guilty)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gguilty`, `giulty`, `guillty`, `guiltty`, `guiltyy`, `guilyt`, `guitly`, `gulity`, `ugilty`

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