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guapo

Spanish, noun/ˈɡwapo/

guapo is spelled G-U-A-P-O (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,704th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guapo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “arrowroot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En estilo picaresco, galán que festeja a una mujer”.

What does guapo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinearrowroot

adjective

  1. 1

    good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman)

    Los chicos son guapos.

  2. 2

    smart or elegant

  3. 3

    Spaincolloquialcool

    Esa nueva peli está guapísima, tío.

  4. 4

    bold, fearless

  5. 5

    angry, upset

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

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

noun: 1. En estilo picaresco, galán que festeja a una mujer.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of guapo

  • guapos plural
  • guapa feminine
  • guapas feminine plural
  • guapísimo superlative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce guapo?

  • /ˈɡwapo/
  • [ˈɡwa.po]
  • [ˈgwapo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to guapo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is guapo in Spanish?

guapo appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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