Guinness

/ˈɡɪnɪs/

//ˈɡɪnɪs// name

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"guinness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Guinness” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,181
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guinness · Guinness · English

Guinness · rank #15,181 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,181
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grazing

Nearest frequency peer: grazing (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Guinness”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Guinness” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Guinness
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuinness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɡɪnɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,181
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Guinness”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Guinnesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “grazing” (#15,180), “gunshot” (#15,182), “gravitational” (#15,179). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Guinness” is #15,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Guinness (IPA /ˈɡɪnɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,181 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guinness, with forms such as "gguinness", "giunness", and "guinenss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: An Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus. The correct English form is Guinness, spelled G-U-I-N-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
  3. 3
    Guinness World Records.

Etymology

An Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguinness
  • giunness
  • guinenss
  • guiness
  • guinnes
  • guinnses
  • guniness
  • uginness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guinness - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gguinness1giunness2guinenss2guiness1guinnes1guinnses2guniness2uginness2
Edit distance from "Guinness"

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 "Guinness"?
"Guinness" is spelled G-U-I-N-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɪnɪs/.
What does "Guinness" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guinness" means: A surname from Irish.
What are common misspellings of "Guinness"?
Common misspellings include "gguinness", "giunness", "guinenss", "guiness", "guinnes". The correct spelling is "Guinness".
How do you pronounce "Guinness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guinness" is /ˈɡɪnɪs/. 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 "Guinness"?
An Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Guinness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gardener#15,175galactic#15,174horribly#15,188folklore#15,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hailed8 variantshiatus8 variantserased8 variantsLahore8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list