guarana

/ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/

//ɡwəˈɹɑːnə// noun

"guarana" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guarana” is uncommon English (frequency #97,082 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,082
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guarana · guarana · English

guarana · rank #97,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,082
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH groundsman

Nearest frequency peer: groundsman (-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 “guarana”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guarana
PropertyValue
Headwordguarana
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “guarana” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).guaranafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “groundsman” (#97,081), “gulfs” (#97,083), “gunsmoke” (#97,084). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guarana” is #97,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guarana is uncommon English at frequency #97,082 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guarana, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana. The correct English form is guarana, spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
  2. 2
    The fruit from this tree, chiefly used to make caffeinated beverages.
  3. 3
    An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Brazilians consume more than six billion quarts of soft drinks a year, making Brazil the third-largest soft drink market in the world, after Mexico and the United States, and guarana-based drinks make up 25 percent of this market.

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana.

This word in other languages

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 "guarana"?
"guarana" is spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/.
What does "guarana" mean?
As a noun, "guarana" means: A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
How do you pronounce "guarana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guarana" is /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "guarana"?
From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list