guateque
[gwaˈt̪eke]
The verdict
“guateque” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #93,096 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #93,096
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fiesta, generalmente de jóvenes, que se celebra en una casa particular y en la que se baila y se bebe, especialmente la que se celebraba en las décadas de 1950 y 1960.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guateque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gwaˈt̪eke] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #93,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guateque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for guateque is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gwaˈt̪eke]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,096 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for guateque in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guateque, spelled G-U-A-T-E-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Fiesta, generalmente de jóvenes, que se celebra en una casa particular y en la que se baila y se bebe, especialmente la que se celebraba en las décadas de 1950 y 1960.
- 2Fiesta informal con musica, baile y bebidas alcohólicas.
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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 “guateque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-A-T-E-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gwaˈt̪eke] (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.