guardar

/[gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,927

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

guardar is aSpanishverb. It means: Colocar algo en sitio seguro y apropiado para ello Pronounced [gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]. It ranks #3,927 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with guardo and guarde.

Key facts for guardar
PropertyValue
Headwordguardar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,927
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of guardar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for guardar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,927 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for guardar, with forms such as "gaurdar", "gguardar", and "guadrar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "guardo", "guarde", "guarra", and more, 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 guardar, spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colocar algo en sitio seguro y apropiado para ello
  2. 2
    Ocuparse del cuidado y la defensa de algo
  3. 3
    Preservar algo para su uso o disfrute futuro
  4. 4
    Cumplir con una norma o costumbre
  5. 5
    Permanecer alerta a la espera de una persona o suceso
  6. 6
    Actuar de tal modo de que un suceso indeseado no suceda
  7. 7
    Poner atención a las acciones ajenas, con intención de aprender o informarse
  8. 8
    No gastar, ser detenido o miserable.
  9. 9
    Preservar alguna cosa del daño que le puede sobrevenir.
  10. 10
    Aguardar
  11. 11
    Impedir, evitar.
  12. 12
    Atender o mirar a lo que otro hace.
  13. 13
    Acatar, respetar, tener miramiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gaurdar,gguardar,guadrar,guaradr,guardarr,guarddar,guardra,guarrdar,guradar,ugardar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for guardar

Misspelling Variants of "guardar"

gaurdar7gguardar8guadrar7guaradr7guardarr8guarddar8guardra7guarrdar8
Misspelling Variants of "guardar"

Frequency rank: #3,927 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guardar"?
"guardar" is spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "guardar" mean?
As a verb, "guardar" means: Colocar algo en sitio seguro y apropiado para ello
What words are commonly confused with "guardar"?
"guardar" is commonly confused with "guardo", "guarde", "guarra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guardar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guardar" is [gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guardar" come from?
"guardar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.