Which to use
“guidée” is a verb and “guilde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,499
- “guidée” frequency rank
- #12,791
- “guilde” frequency rank
- 31290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guidée | guilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de guider. | Au Moyen Âge en Europe, corporation de personnes, en général des artisans, des marchands ou des artistes, partageant et promouvant des intérêts communs. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guidée and guilde apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
guidée and guilde form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guidée is recorded at frequency rank #18,499, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡi.de\. guilde is at rank #12,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡild\.
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 31290, this pair ranks #304,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guidée" and "guilde" be used interchangeably?
Remembering guidée vs guilde
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “guidée”; for a noun, it's “guilde”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guidée” entry
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