guanaco
[gwaˈnako]
The verdict
“guanaco” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,839 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,839
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Lama guanicoe) Mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los camélidos, nativo de la región andina, de hasta 160 cm de altura y 100 kg de peso, de denso pelaje en dos capas, pardo rojizo en el lomo y...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guanaco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gwaˈnako] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #47,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guanaco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for guanaco is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gwaˈnako]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,839 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guanaco, with forms such as "gaunaco", "gguanaco", and "guaanco". 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, "Guárico", "ganado", "granado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is guanaco, spelled G-U-A-N-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1(Lama guanicoe) Mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los camélidos, nativo de la región andina, de hasta 160 cm de altura y 100 kg de peso, de denso pelaje en dos capas, pardo rojizo en el lomo y blanco en el vientre. Se aprovecha tradicionalmente para la esquila, aunque rara vez se domestica hoy; la llama desciende de los guanacos domesticados en época precolombina.
- 2Tambor de metal que está partido en sentido vertical y unidas las mitades con bisagras, de modo que puede cerrarse. Esta estructura se suelda sobre un soporte y se perfora por uno de sus extremos para añadirle un tubo curvo que le da cierta semejanza a un guanaco₁. Se utiliza para cocinar asados.
- 3Vehículo policial equipado para lanzar un chorro de agua a gran presión y dispersar manifestaciones.
- 4Cigüeña (bomba para extraer petróleo).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gaunaco,gguanaco,guaanco,guanacco,guanaoc,guancao,guannaco,gunaaco,uganaco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guanaco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “guanaco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-N-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gwaˈnako] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Guárico” - see the side-by-side comparison. guanaco vs Guárico
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.