# guan vs guard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guan
*noun · IPA /ɡwɑn/ · frequency rank #37,952*
Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.

### guard
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːd/ · frequency rank #1,900*
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guan-vs-guard