guardo

[ˈgwaɾð̞o]

/[ˈgwaɾð̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“guardo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,977
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-guardo · guardo · Spanish

guardo · rank #11,977 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,977
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gobernado

Nearest frequency peer: gobernado (-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 “guardo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guardo” 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).

guardo vs Guido
50% similar
guardo vs guiado
67% similar
guardo vs guarra
67% similar

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

Key facts for guardo
PropertyValue
Headwordguardo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈgwaɾð̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,977
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guardo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guardocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gobernado” (#11,976), “Hamilton” (#11,978), “garaje” (#11,975). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guardo” va en #11,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around guardo (IPA [ˈgwaɾð̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,977 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de guardar o de guardarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for guardo, with forms such as "gaurdo", "gguardo", and "guadro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Guido", "guiado", "guarra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guardo, spelled G-U-A-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de guardar o de guardarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaurdo
  • gguardo
  • guadro
  • guarddo
  • guarod
  • guarrdo
  • gurado
  • ugardo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gaurdo2gguardo1guadro2guarddo1guarod2guarrdo1gurado2ugardo2
Edit distance from "guardo"

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

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list