guara

[ˈgwaɾa]

/[ˈgwaɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“guara” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,518 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,518
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adorno de los vestidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guara · guara · Spanish

guara · rank #75,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,518
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gruñe

Nearest frequency peer: gruñe (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “guara”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guara
PropertyValue
Headwordguara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgwaɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guara” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.guaracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gruñe” (#75,516), “guayaquileño” (#75,520), “Gres” (#75,515). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guara” va en #75,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guara is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,518 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgwaɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

guara doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 guara, spelled G-U-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adorno de los vestidos.
  2. 2
    Gracia, donaire de movimientos del cuerpo en el baile, o de palabras, requiebros.
  3. 3
    En particular, gracioso movimiento del pañuelo en la cueca.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Torcieron brida y se detuvieron junto a la ramada, en los precisos momentos en que Miguel se levantaba con un gran vaso en la mano gritando ¡aro!, y Carlos le dibujaba admirables guaras a su pareja.

Synonyms

perifollo

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 "guara"?
"guara" is spelled G-U-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwaɾa].
What does "guara" mean?
As a noun, "guara" means: Adorno de los vestidos.
How do you pronounce "guara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guara" is [ˈgwaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guara" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list