guay
Spanish, adjective/ˈɡwai/
guay is spelled G-U-A-Y (4 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guay is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “cool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De muy buena calidad o factura”.
What does guay mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spaincolloquialfemininemasculinecool
adverb
- 1
Spainslangcool
interjection
- 1
Spaincool
interjection
- 1
obsoletewoe! (expresses grief)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De muy buena calidad o factura.
noun: 1. Hachís de buena calidad.
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 guay
- guais feminine masculine plural
- guayes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guay?
- /ˈɡwai/
- [ˈɡwai̯]
- [ˈgwaj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guay
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guay in Spanish?
guay appears 4.5 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).