guayabera
noun
guayabera is spelled G-U-A-Y-A-B-E-R-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guayabera means “A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guayabera is guayaberas.
How many letters and syllables are in guayabera?
| Letters | 9: G-U-A-Y-A-B-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is guayabera?
Guayabera appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce guayabera?
Guayabera has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of guayabera
- guayaberas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guayabera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guayabera come from?
Borrowed from Spanish guayabera.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).