Which to use
“gui” and “guise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,335
- “gui” frequency rank
- #6,197
- “guise” frequency rank
- 27532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gui | guise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante verte hémiparasite et épiphyte à tiges articulées dichotomiques et à baies globuleuses qui croissent sur les branches de certains arbres, grâce à leur suçoir conique (ou haustorium) et dont les graines collantes sont disséminées par divers oiseaux. | Manière, façon, goût, fantaisie. |
Where the eye mixes gui and guise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gui with guise
A purely visual mix-up. gui (\ɡi\) and guise (\ɡiz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gui” sits inside “guise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gui is recorded at frequency rank #21,335, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡi\. guise is at rank #6,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡiz\.
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 27532, this pair ranks #328,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gui vs guise
Shared letters: giu. Private to "gui": -. Private to "guise": es.
"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "guise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- guise ← gguise · giuse · guies · guisse · gusie · ugise
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gui" and "guise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gui" vs "guise" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gui" and "guise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gui". 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 #328,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.