guerre

[ɡɛʁ]

/[ɡɛʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“guerre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,112 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,112
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conflicto armado, hostilidades, guerra o pelea.

Key facts for guerre
PropertyValue
Headwordguerre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɛʁ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guerre” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guerre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guerre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,112 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for guerre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 guerre, spelled G-U-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conflicto armado, hostilidades, guerra o pelea.
  2. 2
    Estrategia o táctica (arte).
  3. 3
    Disputa (lucha contra algo)
  4. 4
    Asalto contra la presa.

Synonyms

conflithostilitéspolémologiestratégietactiqueattaqueconflitdébatdémêléquerelle

Antonyms

non-violencepaix

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 "guerre"?
"guerre" is spelled G-U-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɛʁ].
What does "guerre" mean?
As a noun, "guerre" means: Conflicto armado, hostilidades, guerra o pelea.
How do you pronounce "guerre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guerre" is [ɡɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guerre" come from?
"guerre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “guerre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡɛʁ] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list