guaco

[ˈgwako]

/[ˈgwako]/ noun

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The verdict

“guaco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,268 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,268
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Mikania) Planta trepadora asterácea usada en la medicina tradicional como antitusiva, antirreumática, antitóxica, antibacteriana o antitumoral.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guaco · guaco · Spanish

guaco · rank #95,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,268
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gritones

Nearest frequency peer: gritones (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “guaco”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “guaco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guaco
PropertyValue
Headwordguaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgwako]
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,268
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guaco” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guacocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gritones” (#95,266), “gritemos” (#95,265), “grind” (#95,264). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guaco” va en #95,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guaco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,268 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgwako]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

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. 1
    (Mikania) Planta trepadora asterácea usada en la medicina tradicional como antitusiva, antirreumática, antitóxica, antibacteriana o antitumoral.
  2. 2
    Remedio extraído del guaco.
  3. 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. 4
    (Aristolochia) Planta tropical herbácea perene aristoloquiácea con hojas rimples, rizomas y raíces engrosadas, flores llamativas que crecen en las axilas de cada hoja.
  5. 5
    Especie de pan con forma de torta gorda con depresiones en la superficie.
  6. 6
    Bejuco.
  7. 7
    Matasanillo.

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 "guaco"?
"guaco" is spelled G-U-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwako].
What does "guaco" mean?
As a noun, "guaco" means: (Mikania) Planta trepadora asterácea usada en la medicina tradicional como antitusiva, antirreumática, antitóxica, antibacteriana o antitumoral.
How do you pronounce "guaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guaco" is [ˈgwako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guaco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grind#95,264güeno#95,282gives#95,250fuchi#95,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list