guachimán
Spanish, noun
guachimán is spelled G-U-A-C-H-I-M-Á-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 213,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guachimán is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bodyguard, security guard, watchman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, guáchiman is a different word: “alternative form of guachimán”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guardián de barcos”.
What does guachimán mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebodyguard, security guard, watchman
- 2
femininemasculineservant
noun
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of guachimán
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Guardián de barcos. 2. Persona encargada de vigilar y cuidar bienes o personas. 3. Persona encargada de efectuar labores diversas al servicio de otra persona. 4. Persona encargada del rescate en áreas acuáticas de recreación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guachimán
- guachimanes plural
- watchman alternative
- wachiman alternative
- wachimán alternative
- wáchiman alternative
- wachi alternative
- huachimán alternative
- guáchiman alternative
- guachimango alternative
- guachi alternative
- guáchimans plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is guachimán in Spanish?
guachimán appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).