Which to use
“guild” and “guisa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,175
- “guild” frequency rank
- #40,328
- “guisa” frequency rank
- 87503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guild | guisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gremio. | Modo, manera o semejanza de una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes guild and guisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses guild with guisa
A purely visual mix-up. guild (/gɪld/) and guisa ([ˈgisa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guild is recorded at frequency rank #47,175, classified as anoun, pronounced /gɪld/. guisa is at rank #40,328, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgisa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 87503, this pair ranks #4,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of guild vs guisa
Shared letters: giu. Private to "guild": dl. Private to "guisa": as.
"guild" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "guisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guild" and "guisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "guild" or "guisa"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "guild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guild" and "guisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guild vs gulf". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #4,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.