Which to use
“gui” is a noun and “gulli” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,335
- “gui” frequency rank
- #46,795
- “gulli” frequency rank
- 68130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gui | gulli |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Deuxième personne du duel du présent de l’impératif de gullat. |
Where the eye mixes gui and gulli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gui vs gulli
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gui is \ɡi\ while gulli is /ˈɡulːi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68130, 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\. gulli is at rank #46,795, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡulːi/.
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 68130, this pair ranks #60,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gui vs gulli
Shared letters: giu. Private to "gui": -. Private to "gulli": l.
"gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "gulli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gulli ← ggulli · gluli · guli · gulil · uglli
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gui" and "gulli" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gui" or "gulli"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gulli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gui" and "gulli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilly vs gulli". 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 #60,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.