gutvsguyotWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“gut” and “guyot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,089
“gut” frequency rank
#30,635
“guyot” frequency rank
75724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gut guyot
Definition Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits. Type de taille de vigne.

Where the eye mixes gut and guyot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
gut
5 ch
guyot

Look-alike desk: gut vs guyot

A purely visual mix-up. gut (\ɡyt\) and guyot (\ɡi.jo\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gut is recorded at frequency rank #45,089, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡyt\. guyot is at rank #30,635, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡi.jo\.

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 75724, this pair ranks #33,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gut vs guyot

Shared letters: gtu. Private to "gut": -. Private to "guyot": oy.

"gut" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "guyot" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guyotgguyot · guoyt · guyott · guyto · guyyot · gyuot · ugyot

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gut" and "guyot" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɡyt\ versus \ɡi.jo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gut" or "guyot"?
"guyot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,635 in our French list, against #45,089 for "gut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "guyot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gut" and "guyot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gut". 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 #33,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list