guaraná

[gwaɾaˈna]

/[gwaɾaˈna]/ noun

The verdict

“guaraná” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,976 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,976
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Paullinia cupana) Arbusto trepador de la familia de las sapindáceas, nativo de la cuenca del Amazonas, monoico, de hojas grandes de forma lanceolada y margen serrado, flores cigomorfas, pentámeras...

Key facts for guaraná
PropertyValue
Headwordguaraná
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaɾaˈna]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guaraná” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guaraná lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guaraná is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,976 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gwaɾaˈna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for guaraná, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is guaraná, spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Paullinia cupana) Arbusto trepador de la familia de las sapindáceas, nativo de la cuenca del Amazonas, monoico, de hojas grandes de forma lanceolada y margen serrado, flores cigomorfas, pentámeras, fruto rojo en cápsula conteniendo tres semillas de color oscuro. Se cultiva desde época precolombina para aprovechar sus semillas.
  2. 2
    Pasta de semillas de guaraná₁, usada en la preparación de bebidas estimulantes.
  3. 3
    Bebida preparada con guaraná₂ en solución.

This word in other languages

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 "guaraná"?
"guaraná" is spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-Á. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaɾaˈna].
What does "guaraná" mean?
As a noun, "guaraná" means: (Paullinia cupana) Arbusto trepador de la familia de las sapindáceas, nativo de la cuenca del Amazonas, monoico, de hojas grandes de forma lanceolada y margen serrado, flores cigomorfas, pentámeras...
How do you pronounce "guaraná"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guaraná" is [gwaɾaˈna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guaraná" come from?
"guaraná" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “guaraná”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-R-A-N-Á - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gwaɾaˈna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list