guácala
[ˈgwakala]
The verdict
“guácala” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresión de disgusto o repugnancia hacia algo o alguien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guácala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈgwakala] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guácala” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
guácala is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈgwakala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expresión de disgusto o repugnancia hacia algo o alguien.".
guácala has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guácala, spelled G-U-Á-C-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Expresión de disgusto o repugnancia hacia algo o alguien.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “guácala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-Á-C-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgwakala] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.