Guinee

[ɡiˈneːə]

/[ɡiˈneːə]/ noun

The verdict

“Guinee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - englische Goldmünze

Corpus desk

Index DE-guinee · Guinee · German

Guinee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Guinee
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuinee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡiˈneːə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Guinee“ im Deutschen

Guineesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Guinee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡiˈneːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Guinee has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Guinee, spelled G-U-I-N-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    englische Goldmünze
  2. 2
    englische Rechnungseinheit von 21 Schilling

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mr. Fraser schenkte mir zudem eine Guinee, und als ich ging, drückte auch Mrs. Fraser mir eine Pfundnote in die Hand.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Guinee"?
"Guinee" is spelled G-U-I-N-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡiˈneːə].
What does "Guinee" mean?
As a noun, "Guinee" means: englische Goldmünze
How do you pronounce "Guinee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guinee" is [ɡiˈneːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guinee" come from?
"Guinee" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list