Guano

[ˈɡu̯aːno]

/[ˈɡu̯aːno]/ noun

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The verdict

“Guano” is uncommon German (frequency #75,735 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,735
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - organischer Dünger aus den Exkrementen von Seevögeln und Fledermäusen

Corpus desk

Index DE-guano · Guano · German

Guano · rank #75,735 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,735
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guam

Nearest frequency peer: Guam (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Guano“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Guano“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Guano
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuano
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡu̯aːno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Guano“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Guanofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Guam“ (#75,734), „Grundrechts“ (#75,733), „gutaussehenden“ (#75,737). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Guano“ bei #75,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Guano is uncommon German at frequency #75,735 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡu̯aːno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "organischer Dünger aus den Exkrementen von Seevögeln und Fledermäusen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Guano, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Guano, spelled G-U-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    organischer Dünger aus den Exkrementen von Seevögeln und Fledermäusen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Guano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Lebensraum der Humboldt-Pinguine wird durch das Verschwinden der Vorkommen an Guano durch den Raubbau zunehmend bedroht.
  2. „Außerdem verwendete man als Dünger Guano, der in großem Mengen an der Küste vorkam und garantierte so gute Ernten.“

This word in other languages

guano(English)guano(Español)guano(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Guano"?
"Guano" is spelled G-U-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡu̯aːno].
What does "Guano" mean?
As a noun, "Guano" means: organischer Dünger aus den Exkrementen von Seevögeln und Fledermäusen
How do you pronounce "Guano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guano" is [ˈɡu̯aːno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guano" come from?
"Guano" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Guano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hedda#75,751heimo#75,754Henna#75,756Hugos#75,782

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list