guidewire
noun
guidewire is spelled G-U-I-D-E-W-I-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guidewire means “A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guidewire is guidewires.
How many letters and syllables are in guidewire?
| Letters | 9: G-U-I-D-E-W-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is guidewire?
Guidewire appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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).
Forms of guidewire
- guidewires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guidewire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guidewire come from?
From guide + wire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).