guardameta
[gwaɾð̞aˈmet̪a]
The verdict
“guardameta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,858 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,858
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jugador que, en algunos deportes como el fútbol, está encargado de evitar que los rivales conviertan gol, aplicándosele reglas especiales
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guardameta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gwaɾð̞aˈmet̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #40,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guardameta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for guardameta is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gwaɾð̞aˈmet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,858 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Jugador que, en algunos deportes como el fútbol, está encargado de evitar que los rivales conviertan gol, aplicándosele reglas especiales".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for guardameta, with forms such as "gaurdameta", "gguardameta", and "guadrameta". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is guardameta, spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-M-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Jugador que, en algunos deportes como el fútbol, está encargado de evitar que los rivales conviertan gol, aplicándosele reglas especiales
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gaurdameta,gguardameta,guadrameta,guaradmeta,guardaemta,guardameat,guardametta,guardammeta,guardamtea,guarddameta,guardmaeta,guarrdameta,guradameta,ugardameta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guardameta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “guardameta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-R-D-A-M-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gwaɾð̞aˈmet̪a] (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
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.