# guava vs Guyana

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guava
*noun · IPA /ˈɡwɑːvə/ · frequency rank #46,496*
A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

### Guyana
*name · IPA /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/ · frequency rank #20,658*
A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.

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