guaraní

[gwaɾaˈni]

/[gwaɾaˈni]/ adj

The verdict

“guaraní” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,480 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#13,480
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a cierto pueblo nativo sudamericano, originario de la región amazónica, y cuyos descendientes hoy habitan el Paraguay, el Oriente boliviano, el NE de Argentina y...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guaraní vs guardan
71% similar
guaraní vs Guayana
57% similar
guaraní vs guaraníes
78% similar

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

Key facts for guaraní
PropertyValue
Headwordguaraní
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[gwaɾaˈni]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,480
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guaraní” 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). guaraní lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for guaraní is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gwaɾaˈni]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,480 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a cierto pueblo nativo sudamericano, originario de la región amazónica, y cuyos descendientes hoy habitan el Paraguay, el Oriente boliviano, el NE de Argentina y...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guaraní, with forms such as "gauraní", "gguaraní", and "guaarní". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "guardan", "Guayana", "guaraníes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is guaraní, spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-Í, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a cierto pueblo nativo sudamericano, originario de la región amazónica, y cuyos descendientes hoy habitan el Paraguay, el Oriente boliviano, el NE de Argentina y el S de Brasil. Eran cazadores-recolectores transhumantes antes de su evangelización, sobre todo por la Compañía de Jesús.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gauraní,gguaraní,guaarní,guaranní,guaraín,guarnaí,guarraní,guraaní,ugaraní

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guaraní - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "guaraní"

gauraní2gguaraní1guaarní2guaranní1guaraín2guarnaí2guarraní1guraaní2
Edit distance from "guaraní"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guaraní"?
"guaraní" is spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaɾaˈni].
What does "guaraní" mean?
As an adjective, "guaraní" means: Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a cierto pueblo nativo sudamericano, originario de la región amazónica, y cuyos descendientes hoy habitan el Paraguay, el Oriente boliviano, el NE de Argentina y...
What words are commonly confused with "guaraní"?
"guaraní" is commonly confused with "guardan", "Guayana", "guaraníes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guaraní"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guaraní" is [gwaɾaˈni]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guaraní" come from?
"guaraní" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “guaraní”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-R-A-N-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gwaɾaˈni] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “guardan” - see the side-by-side comparison. guaraní vs guardan
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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