guaco
[ˈgwako]
The verdict
“guaco” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #95,268 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #95,268
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mikania) Planta trepadora asterácea usada en la medicina tradicional como antitusiva, antirreumática, antitóxica, antibacteriana o antitumoral.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guaco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgwako] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guaco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for guaco is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgwako]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,268 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guaco, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is guaco, spelled G-U-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1(Mikania) Planta trepadora asterácea usada en la medicina tradicional como antitusiva, antirreumática, antitóxica, antibacteriana o antitumoral.
- 2Remedio extraído del guaco.
- 3(Pauxi pauxi) Ave galliforme de 91 cm de altura, plumaje negro verdoso, vientre y cola blancos, con una protuberancia frontal gris azulada o blancuzca, pico anaranjado y patas rosadas o rojizas. Originaria de Colombia y Venezuela.
- 4(Aristolochia) Planta tropical herbácea perene aristoloquiácea con hojas rimples, rizomas y raíces engrosadas, flores llamativas que crecen en las axilas de cada hoja.
- 5Especie de pan con forma de torta gorda con depresiones en la superficie.
- 6Bejuco.
- 7Matasanillo.
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.
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Using “guaco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgwako] (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.