# guano vs Guiana

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guano
*noun · IPA /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #46,495*
Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

### Guiana
*name · IPA /ɡaɪˈænə/ · frequency rank #31,197*
A geological region in the north of South America.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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