Guinee
[ɡiˈneːə]
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 May 6, 2026) - englische Goldmünze
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Guinee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡiˈneːə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Guinee” sits in German frequency
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
- 1englische Goldmünze
- 2englische Rechnungseinheit von 21 Schilling
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.
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Using “Guinee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-I-N-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡiˈneːə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.