guarantee

/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

//ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː// noun

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"guarantee" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guarantee” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,364
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anything that assures a certain outcome.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guarantee · guarantee · English

guarantee · rank #3,364 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,364
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiction

Nearest frequency peer: fiction (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “guarantee”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “guarantee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guarantee vs guaranty
78% similar
guarantee vs guarantor
78% similar
guarantee vs guaranteed
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guarantee
PropertyValue
Headwordguarantee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,364
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “guarantee”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).guaranteelands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “fiction” (#3,363), “happiness” (#3,365), “featured” (#3,362). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guarantee” is #3,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around guarantee (IPA /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,364 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for guarantee, with forms such as "gaurantee", "gguarantee", and "guaarntee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "guaranty", "guarantor", "guaranteed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty. The correct English form is guarantee, spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anything that assures a certain outcome.
  2. 2
    A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. 3
    A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
  4. 4
    The person to whom a guarantee is made.
  5. 5
    A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
  2. After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put a stop to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last slave factory they could find to the ground, and full authority to stop any ship, of…

Etymology

From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.

Synonyms

warranty

This word in other languages

garantía(Español)garantie(Français)Garantie(Deutsch)garantia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaurantee
  • gguarantee
  • guaarntee
  • guaranete
  • guaranntee
  • guarante
  • guaranttee
  • guaratnee
  • guarnatee
  • guarrantee
  • guraantee
  • ugarantee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guarantee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gaurantee2gguarantee1guaarntee2guaranete2guaranntee1guarante1guaranttee1guaratnee2
Edit distance from "guarantee"

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 "guarantee"?
"guarantee" is spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/.
What does "guarantee" mean?
As a noun, "guarantee" means: Anything that assures a certain outcome.
What words are commonly confused with "guarantee"?
"guarantee" is commonly confused with "guaranty", "guarantor", "guaranteed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guarantee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guarantee" is /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/. 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 "guarantee"?
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty. 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 "guarantee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

happiness#3,365awareness#3,350procedure#3,385scheduled#3,333

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

concrete12 variantscaptured12 variantsproducer12 variantsvisiting12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list