guarde

[ˈgwaɾð̞e]

/[ˈgwaɾð̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“guarde” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,262
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guarde · guarde · Spanish

guarde · rank #13,262 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,262
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gritaba

Nearest frequency peer: gritaba (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guarde”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “guarde” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

guarde vs guide
67% similar
guarde vs guardo
83% similar
guarde vs guarra
67% similar

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

Key facts for guarde
PropertyValue
Headwordguarde
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈgwaɾð̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,262
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guarde”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guardecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gritaba” (#13,261), “grasas” (#13,260), “hacéis” (#13,264). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guarde” va en #13,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around guarde (IPA [ˈgwaɾð̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,262 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for guarde, with forms such as "gaurde", "gguarde", and "guadre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "guide", "guardo", "guarra", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is guarde, spelled G-U-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de guardar o del imperativo negativo de guardarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaurde
  • gguarde
  • guadre
  • guardde
  • guared
  • guarrde
  • gurade
  • ugarde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guarde - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gaurde2gguarde1guadre2guardde1guared2guarrde1gurade2ugarde2
Edit distance from "guarde"

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 "guarde"?
"guarde" is spelled G-U-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwaɾð̞e].
What does "guarde" mean?
As a verb, "guarde" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse.
What words are commonly confused with "guarde"?
"guarde" is commonly confused with "guide", "guardo", "guarra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guarde" is [ˈgwaɾð̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guarde" come from?
"guarde" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guarde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grasas#13,260hacéis#13,264hornos#13,267huecos#13,268

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

links8 variantsEtiopía8 variantsMelilla8 variantsmirado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list