# guava

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡwɑːvə/ · frequency rank #46,496

## Definitions
1. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
2. Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.
3. A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Taíno *wayababor.
Spanish guayababor.
English guava
Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete.

## Easily confused with
- **Gupta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guava-vs-gupta)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guava-vs-gunna)
- **Guyana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guava-vs-guyana)
- **Guiana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guava-vs-guiana)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-guava)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-guava)
- **gala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gala-vs-guava)
- **gaga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaga-vs-guava)
- **Guam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guava)
- **Gaia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaia-vs-guava)
- **GABA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaba-vs-guava)
- **Gaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaya-vs-guava)
- **guan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guan-vs-guava)
- **Gama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gama-vs-guava)
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guard-vs-guava)
- **grave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grave-vs-guava)
- **Ghana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guava)
- **gravy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gravy-vs-guava)
- **guano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guano-vs-guava)

## Common misspellings (6)
`gauva`, `gguava`, `guaav`, `guavva`, `guvaa`, `ugava`

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