Guido

[ˈɡiːdo]

/[ˈɡiːdo]/ name

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The verdict

“Guido” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,925
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-guido · Guido · German

Guido · rank #7,925 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,925
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gründete

Nearest frequency peer: gründete (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Guido“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Guido“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Guido vs gusto
40% similar
Guido vs guild
40% similar
Guido vs gui
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Guido
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuido
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡiːdo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,925
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Guido“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Guidoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gründete“ (#7,924), „Halbinsel“ (#7,926), „Gouverneur“ (#7,923). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Guido“ bei #7,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Guido (IPA [ˈɡiːdo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,925 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guido, with forms such as "gguido", "giudo", and "gudio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gusto", "guild", "gui", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Guido, spelled G-U-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Guido geht jetzt mit Melanie.

This word in other languages

Guy(English)Guido(Español)Guy(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguido
  • giudo
  • gudio
  • guiddo
  • guiod
  • ugido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gguido1giudo2gudio2guiddo1guiod2ugido2
Edit distance from "Guido"

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 "Guido"?
"Guido" is spelled G-U-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡiːdo].
What does "Guido" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guido" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Guido"?
"Guido" is commonly confused with "gusto", "guild", "gui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Guido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guido" is [ˈɡiːdo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guido" come from?
"Guido" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hofer#7,932Fleck#7,916ewige#7,914dürfe#7,900

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hang6 variantsDiana6 variantslahm6 variantsBöses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list