guadaña

[gwaˈð̞aɲa]

/[gwaˈð̞aɲa]/ noun

The verdict

“guadaña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,297 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,297
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 'Cuchilla ensartada para segar la hierba', princ. S. XV (Corominas)

Corpus desk

Index ES-guadana · guadaña · Spanish

guadaña · rank #52,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,297
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guam

Nearest frequency peer: Guam (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “guadaña”

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 “guadaña” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guadaña
PropertyValue
Headwordguadaña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaˈð̞aɲa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guadaña” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guadañacae en esta cola de rareza:

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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Guam” (#52,298), “gets” (#52,294), “Germania” (#52,293). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guadaña” va en #52,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guadaña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,297 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gwaˈð̞aɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for guadaña in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is guadaña, spelled G-U-A-D-A-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    'Cuchilla ensartada para segar la hierba', princ. S. XV (Corominas)
  2. 2
    Instrumento para segar, que se maneja con ambas manos, formado por una hoja larga y curvilínea, puntiaguda por un lado y sujeta por el otro, más ancho, a un mango largo que forma ángulo con el plano de la hoja y lleva dos manijas, una en el extremo y otra en el segundo tercio del mismo. (RAE)

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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 "guadaña"?
"guadaña" is spelled G-U-A-D-A-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaˈð̞aɲa].
What does "guadaña" mean?
As a noun, "guadaña" means: 'Cuchilla ensartada para segar la hierba', princ. S. XV (Corominas)
How do you pronounce "guadaña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guadaña" is [gwaˈð̞aɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guadaña" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list