guau
Spanish, interjection/ˈɡwau/
guau is spelled G-U-A-U (4 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guau is a Spanish interjection meaning “woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresa asombro o sorpresa”.
What does guau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)
interjection
- 1
wow (all senses)
Guau, ¡qué bárbaro!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Imita el ladrido (voz que emiten el perro y otros cánidos).
interjection: 1. Expresa asombro o sorpresa.
adjective: 1. Falso, de mentira.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guau
- ¡guau! canonical
- guaus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guau?
- /ˈɡwau/
- [ˈɡwau̯]
- [ˈgwaw]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guau in Spanish?
guau appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).