Guinevere

Name: Guinevere, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/

//ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə// name

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Guinevere” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,429 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#59,429
frequency rank, English: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.

Key facts for Guinevere
Property	Value
Headword	Guinevere
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#59,429
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Guinevere” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Guinevere lands here:

#59,429

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Guinevere is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,429 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Guinevere doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Gwenyver. Doublet of Jennifer. The correct English form is Guinevere, spelled G-U-I-N-E-V-E-R-E.

Definition

1
A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.
2
The wife of King Arthur.

Etymology

From Middle English Gwenyver. Doublet of Jennifer.

This word in other languages

Ginebra(Español)Guenièvre(Français)Genebra(Português)

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 "Guinevere"?

"Guinevere" is spelled G-U-I-N-E-V-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/.

What does "Guinevere" mean?

As a proper noun, "Guinevere" means: A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.

How do you pronounce "Guinevere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guinevere" is /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/. 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 "Guinevere"?

From Middle English Gwenyver. Doublet of Jennifer. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Guinevere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is G-U-I-N-E-V-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.