guayabo

[gwaˈʝaβ̞o]

/[gwaˈʝaβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“guayabo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,561 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,561
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Psidium spp.) Cualquiera de unas cien especies de árboles y arbustos neotropicales de la familia de las mirtáceas, que se cultivan extensamente por su fruto comestible, llamado guayaba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guayabo · guayabo · Spanish

guayabo · rank #58,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,561
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guijarros

Nearest frequency peer: guijarros (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “guayabo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “guayabo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guayabo
PropertyValue
Headwordguayabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gwaˈʝaβ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guayabo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guayabocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “guijarros” (#58,562), “gurús” (#58,563), “gustazo” (#58,564). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guayabo” va en #58,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guayabo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,561 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gwaˈʝaβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for guayabo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is guayabo, spelled G-U-A-Y-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Psidium spp.) Cualquiera de unas cien especies de árboles y arbustos neotropicales de la familia de las mirtáceas, que se cultivan extensamente por su fruto comestible, llamado guayaba.
  2. 2
    Muchacha hermosa.
  3. 3
    Intenso malestar que sucede a una borrachera.
  4. 4
    Nostalgia, tristeza o pesadumbre por la pérdida de un deudo o por una ruptura amorosa.

Synonyms

guayaberoresaca

This word in other languages

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 "guayabo"?
"guayabo" is spelled G-U-A-Y-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gwaˈʝaβ̞o].
What does "guayabo" mean?
As a noun, "guayabo" means: (Psidium spp.) Cualquiera de unas cien especies de árboles y arbustos neotropicales de la familia de las mirtáceas, que se cultivan extensamente por su fruto comestible, llamado guayaba.
How do you pronounce "guayabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guayabo" is [gwaˈʝaβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guayabo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list