guadua
[ˈgwað̞wa]
The verdict
“guadua” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,091 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,091
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (género Guadua) Especie de bambú muy grueso y alto, que tiene púas, y cuyos cañutos de medio metro, son gruesos por el nacimiento, como el muslo de un hombre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guadua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgwað̞wa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #93,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guadua” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
guadua is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,091 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgwað̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(género Guadua) Especie de bambú muy grueso y alto, que tiene púas, y cuyos cañutos de medio metro, son gruesos por el nacimiento, como el muslo de un hombre.".
guadua has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is guadua, spelled G-U-A-D-U-A.
Definition
- 1(género Guadua) Especie de bambú muy grueso y alto, que tiene púas, y cuyos cañutos de medio metro, son gruesos por el nacimiento, como el muslo de un hombre.
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 “guadua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-D-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.