guacho

[ˈgwat͡ʃo]

/[ˈgwat͡ʃo]/ adj

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The verdict

“guacho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,119
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un animal, o más raramente de una persona, que ha perdido uno o ambos progenitores.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guacho · guacho · Spanish

guacho · rank #37,119 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,119
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gua

Nearest frequency peer: gua (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guacho”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “guacho” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guacho vs guapo
67% similar
guacho vs guardo
67% similar
guacho vs Gacha
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guacho
PropertyValue
Headwordguacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈgwat͡ʃo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,119
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guacho”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guachocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gua” (#37,118), “guardaban” (#37,120), “grutas” (#37,117). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guacho” va en #37,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around guacho (IPA [ˈgwat͡ʃo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,119 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for guacho, with forms such as "gguacho", "guaccho", and "guachho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "guapo", "guardo", "Gacha", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is guacho, spelled G-U-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un animal, o más raramente de una persona, que ha perdido uno o ambos progenitores.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, dicho de una persona, nacido fuera del matrimonio.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un objeto que habitualmente se presenta en pares, carente de su pareja.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una planta, que ha crecido sin ser plantada.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un animal de una especie no doméstica, que por el contacto estrecho con humanos se comporta como una mascota.
  6. 6
    Dicho de una persona, de mala intención.
  7. 7
    Dicho de una persona, natural o residente en el campo.
  8. 8
    Natural del sur de México.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guacho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Era en el mes de marzo; la parición de estío terminaba: los corderos de un mes venían retozando; saludaban la vida el hijo con la madre, el padre y los hermanos, con sus acentos broncos, remisos y cansados. El guacho estaba solo...

Synonyms

huérfanobastardohijo naturalhijo ilegítimochimbodescabaladodesparejadocabrónmalalechecampesinochilango

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguacho
  • guaccho
  • guachho
  • guacoh
  • guahco
  • gucaho
  • ugacho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guacho - 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.

gguacho1guaccho1guachho1guacoh2guahco2gucaho2ugacho2
Edit distance from "guacho"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guacho"?
"guacho" is spelled G-U-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwat͡ʃo].
What does "guacho" mean?
As an adjective, "guacho" means: Dicho de un animal, o más raramente de una persona, que ha perdido uno o ambos progenitores.
What words are commonly confused with "guacho"?
"guacho" is commonly confused with "guapo", "guardo", "Gacha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guacho" is [ˈgwat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guacho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grutas#37,117guarra#37,121grilla#37,116hienas#37,132

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fruit7 variantsjoint7 variantsmesón7 variantsDaran7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list