guajira

[gwaˈxiɾa]

/[gwaˈxiɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“guajira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,437
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ritmo popular cubano, originado en la zona rural del oriente de la isla, con posible influencia canaria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guajira · guajira · Spanish

guajira · rank #23,437 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,437
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH granero

Nearest frequency peer: granero (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guajira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guajira” 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).

guajira vs guarra
71% similar
guajira vs guarida
71% similar
guajira vs guaira
86% similar

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

Key facts for guajira
PropertyValue
Headwordguajira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaˈxiɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,437
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guajira”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guajiracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “granero” (#23,435), “gomas” (#23,434), “haro” (#23,440). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guajira” va en #23,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around guajira (IPA [gwaˈxiɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,437 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ritmo popular cubano, originado en la zona rural del oriente de la isla, con posible influencia canaria.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guajira, with forms such as "gaujira", "gguajira", and "guaijra". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "guarra", "guarida", "guaira", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 guajira, spelled G-U-A-J-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ritmo popular cubano, originado en la zona rural del oriente de la isla, con posible influencia canaria.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaujira
  • gguajira
  • guaijra
  • guajiar
  • guajirra
  • guajjira
  • guajria
  • gujaira
  • ugajira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guajira - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gaujira2gguajira1guaijra2guajiar2guajirra1guajjira1guajria2gujaira2
Edit distance from "guajira"

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 "guajira"?
"guajira" is spelled G-U-A-J-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaˈxiɾa].
What does "guajira" mean?
As a noun, "guajira" means: Ritmo popular cubano, originado en la zona rural del oriente de la isla, con posible influencia canaria.
What words are commonly confused with "guajira"?
"guajira" is commonly confused with "guarra", "guarida", "guaira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guajira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guajira" is [gwaˈxiɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guajira" come from?
"guajira" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

granero#23,435heredar#23,443girasol#23,429huertos#23,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

lentas9 variantsmanjar9 variantsmodern9 variantscódice9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list