guapo

[ˈgwapo]

/[ˈgwapo]/ adj

The verdict

“guapo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,741
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bien parecido. Agradable a la vista y al sentido estético.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guapo · guapo · Spanish

guapo · rank #5,741 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,741
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guapa

Nearest frequency peer: guapa (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guapo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guapo” 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).

guapo vs guay
60% similar
guapo vs guau
60% similar
guapo vs guió
40% similar

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

Key facts for guapo
PropertyValue
Headwordguapo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈgwapo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,741
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guapo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “guapa” (#5,740), “Hidalgo” (#5,742), “griegos” (#5,739). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guapo” va en #5,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around guapo (IPA [ˈgwapo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,741 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for guapo, with forms such as "gaupo", "gguapo", and "guaop". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guay", "guau", "guió", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is guapo, spelled G-U-A-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bien parecido. Agradable a la vista y al sentido estético.
  2. 2
    Animoso, bizzaro y resuelto; que desprecia los peligros y los acomete.
  3. 3
    De ingenio astuto e intención aviesa, hábil para el engaño.
  4. 4
    Enojado, enfadado, de mal humor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how guapo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Entre las muchachas que más sensación producían en el baile había una rubia, muy guapa, muy vistosa.
  2. Me va perdiendo el cartel de guapo, que ayer brillaba en la acción.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaupo
  • gguapo
  • guaop
  • guappo
  • gupao
  • ugapo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guapo - 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.

gaupo2gguapo1guaop2guappo1gupao2ugapo2
Edit distance from "guapo"

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 "guapo"?
"guapo" is spelled G-U-A-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwapo].
What does "guapo" mean?
As an adjective, "guapo" means: Bien parecido. Agradable a la vista y al sentido estético.
What words are commonly confused with "guapo"?
"guapo" is commonly confused with "guay", "guau", "guió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guapo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guapo" is [ˈgwapo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guapo" come from?
"guapo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list