guajolote

[gwaxoˈlot̪e]

/[gwaxoˈlot̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“guajolote” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,829 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,829
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Meleagris gallopavo) Ave gallinácea de hasta un metro de altura, plumaje café verdoso, cabeza y cuello desnudos cubiertos de carúnculas rojas, que en estado silvestre vive desde Canadá hasta el no...

Corpus desk

Index ES-guajolote · guajolote · Spanish

guajolote · rank #85,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,549
  • PHOTO-FINISH grrr

Nearest frequency peer: grrr (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “guajolote”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “guajolote” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for guajolote
PropertyValue
Headwordguajolote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaxoˈlot̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guajolote” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guajolote lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guajolote is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,829 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gwaxoˈlot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for guajolote in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is guajolote, spelled G-U-A-J-O-L-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Meleagris gallopavo) Ave gallinácea de hasta un metro de altura, plumaje café verdoso, cabeza y cuello desnudos cubiertos de carúnculas rojas, que en estado silvestre vive desde Canadá hasta el norte de México. Domesticada por los amerindios, hoy es un ave de corral que se consume en todo el mundo.
  2. 2
    Persona de escaso entendimiento.

Synonyms

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guajolote"?
"guajolote" is spelled G-U-A-J-O-L-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaxoˈlot̪e].
What does "guajolote" mean?
As a noun, "guajolote" means: (Meleagris gallopavo) Ave gallinácea de hasta un metro de altura, plumaje café verdoso, cabeza y cuello desnudos cubiertos de carúnculas rojas, que en estado silvestre vive desde Canadá hasta el no...
How do you pronounce "guajolote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guajolote" is [gwaxoˈlot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list