guardacostas
Spanish, noun/ˌɡwaɾdaˈkostas/
guardacostas is spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-C-O-S-T-A-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,622nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guardacostas is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “coastguard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Buque destinado a impedir la introducción del contrabando”.
What does guardacostas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecoastguard
- 2
masculinecoastguard boat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Buque destinado a impedir la introducción del contrabando. 2. El empleado encargado de la persecución del contrabando en las costas.
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 guardacostas
- guardacosta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guardacostas?
- /ˌɡwaɾdaˈkostas/
- [ˌɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈkos.t̪as]
- [gwaɾð̞aˈkost̪as]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is guardacostas in Spanish?
guardacostas appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).