guerrilla

[geˈriʝa]

/[geˈriʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“guerrilla” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,301
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Línea de tiradores formada de varias parejas o grupos poco numerosos, equidistantes unos de otros, que hostilizan al enemigo, cubriendo el frente o los flancos del cuerpo de batalla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guerrilla · guerrilla · Spanish

guerrilla · rank #9,301 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,301
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuesen

Nearest frequency peer: fuesen (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guerrilla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “guerrilla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guerrilla vs guerrillas
90% similar
guerrilla vs guerrillera
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guerrilla
PropertyValue
Headwordguerrilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[geˈriʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,301
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guerrilla”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guerrillacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fuesen” (#9,300), “hispano” (#9,302), “frustración” (#9,299). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guerrilla” va en #9,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around guerrilla (IPA [geˈriʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,301 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guerrilla, with forms such as "geurrilla", "gguerrilla", and "guerilla". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "guerrillas", "guerrillera", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is guerrilla, spelled G-U-E-R-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Línea de tiradores formada de varias parejas o grupos poco numerosos, equidistantes unos de otros, que hostilizan al enemigo, cubriendo el frente o los flancos del cuerpo de batalla.
  2. 2
    Partida de tropa ligera que hace las descubiertas y rompe las primeras escaramuzas.
  3. 3
    Partida de paisanos, por lo común no muy numerosa, que al mando de un jefe particular y con poca o ninguna dependencia de los del ejército, acosa y molesta al enemigo.
  4. 4
    Juego de naipes entre dos personas, cada una de las cuales recibe veinte cartas. El as vale cuatro, el rey tres, el caballo dos y la sota una.
  5. 5
    Grupo independiente de tamaño relativamente pequeño que lucha contra el gobierno o fuerzas regulares por medio de ataques armados por sorpresa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • geurrilla
  • gguerrilla
  • guerilla
  • guerirlla
  • guerrila
  • guerrilal
  • guerrlila
  • gurerilla
  • ugerrilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guerrilla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

geurrilla2gguerrilla1guerilla1guerirlla2guerrila1guerrilal2guerrlila2gurerilla2
Edit distance from "guerrilla"

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 "guerrilla"?
"guerrilla" is spelled G-U-E-R-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [geˈriʝa].
What does "guerrilla" mean?
As a noun, "guerrilla" means: Línea de tiradores formada de varias parejas o grupos poco numerosos, equidistantes unos de otros, que hostilizan al enemigo, cubriendo el frente o los flancos del cuerpo de batalla.
What words are commonly confused with "guerrilla"?
"guerrilla" is commonly confused with "guerrillas", "guerrillera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guerrilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guerrilla" is [geˈriʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guerrilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exigencia#9,295estupendo#9,294enterrado#9,289encendido#9,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fuesen9 variantsIsidro9 variantsmediana9 variantsdecida9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list