guanacos

[gwaˈnakos]

/[gwaˈnakos]/ noun

The verdict

“guanacos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,356 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,356
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de guanaco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guanacos · guanacos · Spanish

guanacos · rank #62,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,356
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH golpearse

Nearest frequency peer: golpearse (-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 “guanacos”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guanacos
PropertyValue
Headwordguanacos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaˈnakos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guanacos” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “golpearse” (#62,355), “glosa” (#62,354), “glaseado” (#62,353). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guanacos” va en #62,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guanacos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,356 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gwaˈnakos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de guanaco.".

Zero misspellings are on record for guanacos in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is guanacos, spelled G-U-A-N-A-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de guanaco.

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 "guanacos"?
"guanacos" is spelled G-U-A-N-A-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaˈnakos].
What does "guanacos" mean?
As a noun, "guanacos" means: Forma del plural de guanaco.
How do you pronounce "guanacos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guanacos" is [gwaˈnakos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guanacos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list