Which to use
“guilde” and “guinée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,791
- “guilde” frequency rank
- #5,564
- “guinée” frequency rank
- 18355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guilde | guinée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Au Moyen Âge en Europe, corporation de personnes, en général des artisans, des marchands ou des artistes, partageant et promouvant des intérêts communs. | Pièce de monnaie britannique en or frappée de 1663 à 1813, valant entre 20 et 30 shillings (1-1,5 livre) selon le cours de l’or jusqu’en 1717 et 21 shillings (1,05 livre) depuis. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guilde and guinée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. guilde (\ɡild\) and guinée (\ɡi.ne\) 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 18355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guilde is recorded at frequency rank #12,791, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡild\. guinée is at rank #5,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡi.ne\.
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 18355, this pair ranks #378,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of guilde vs guinée
Shared letters: egiu. Private to "guilde": dl. Private to "guinée": né.
"guilde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "guinée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- guilde ← gguilde · giulde · guidle · guildde · guiled · guillde · gulide · ugilde
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guilde" and "guinée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guilde" or "guinée"?
Remembering guilde vs guinée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guilde” entry
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