# Guatemala

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/ · frequency rank #12,614

## Definitions
1. A country in northern Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Capital: Guatemala City.
2. A department of Guatemala.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”).

## Easily confused with
- **Guatemalan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guatemala-vs-guatemalan)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gautemala`, `gguatemala`, `guaetmala`, `guateamla`, `guatemaal`, `guatemalla`, `guatemlaa`, `guatemmala`, `guatmeala`, `guattemala`, `gutaemala`, `ugatemala`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guatemala