Guatemala

[gwat̪eˈmala]

/[gwat̪eˈmala]/ name

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The verdict

“Guatemala” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,213
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - País ubicado en Centroamérica. Limita al sur con el océano Pacífico, al oeste y norte con México, al este con Belice y el mar Caribe, y al sureste con Honduras y El Salvador.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guatemala · Guatemala · Spanish

Guatemala · rank #2,213 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,213
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH filosofía

Nearest frequency peer: filosofía (-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 “Guatemala”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Guatemala” 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
Key facts for Guatemala
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuatemala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[gwat̪eˈmala]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,213
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Guatemala”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “filosofía” (#2,212), “hiciste” (#2,214), “experiencias” (#2,211). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “Guatemala” va en #2,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Guatemala (IPA [gwat̪eˈmala]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,213 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "País ubicado en Centroamérica. Limita al sur con el océano Pacífico, al oeste y norte con México, al este con Belice y el mar Caribe, y al sureste con Honduras y El Salvador.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guatemala, with forms such as "gautemala", "gguatemala", and "guaetmala". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Guatemala, spelled G-U-A-T-E-M-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    País ubicado en Centroamérica. Limita al sur con el océano Pacífico, al oeste y norte con México, al este con Belice y el mar Caribe, y al sureste con Honduras y El Salvador.

This word in other languages

Guatemala(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gautemala
  • gguatemala
  • guaetmala
  • guateamla
  • guatemaal
  • guatemalla
  • guatemlaa
  • guatemmala
  • guatmeala
  • guattemala
  • gutaemala
  • ugatemala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guatemala - 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.

gautemala2gguatemala1guaetmala2guateamla2guatemaal2guatemalla1guatemlaa2guatemmala1
Edit distance from "Guatemala"

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 "Guatemala"?
"Guatemala" is spelled G-U-A-T-E-M-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gwat̪eˈmala].
What does "Guatemala" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guatemala" means: País ubicado en Centroamérica. Limita al sur con el océano Pacífico, al oeste y norte con México, al este con Belice y el mar Caribe, y al sureste con Honduras y El Salvador.
What are common misspellings of "Guatemala"?
Common misspellings include "gautemala", "gguatemala", "guaetmala", "guateamla", "guatemaal". The correct spelling is "Guatemala".
How do you pronounce "Guatemala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guatemala" is [gwat̪eˈmala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guatemala" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

filosofía#2,212disfrutar#2,205controlar#2,202colectivo#2,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

licencia12 variantsesperaba12 variantsproteger12 variantsconsejos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list