guac

/ɡwɑːk/

//ɡwɑːk// noun

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"guac" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guac” is uncommon English (frequency #60,136 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,136
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of guacamole.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guac · guac · English

guac · rank #60,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,136
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gtd

Nearest frequency peer: gtd (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “guac”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “guac” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guac
PropertyValue
Headwordguac
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡwɑːk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “guac” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).guacfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “gtd” (#60,135), “gumption” (#60,137), “Gregoire” (#60,131). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guac” is #60,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guac is uncommon English at frequency #60,136 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡwɑːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for guac in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is guac, spelled G-U-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clipping of guacamole.
  2. 2
    Money.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “Ooh, are you filling those?” Eddie nodded to the pretzel bowls in my hand. “'Cause we're almost out of chips and guac here, too.”
  2. The key to making good guac (as it's often called in Texas) is the proper balance of acidity, salt and spice.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guac"?
"guac" is spelled G-U-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡwɑːk/.
What does "guac" mean?
As a noun, "guac" means: Clipping of guacamole.
How do you pronounce "guac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guac" is /ɡwɑːk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guac" come from?
"guac" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goan#60,120Jase#60,196Euan#60,065Kare#60,211

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list