güevo

[ˈgweβ̞o]

/[ˈgweβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“güevo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,178 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,178
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Testículo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guevo · güevo · Spanish

güevo · rank #94,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gélidas

Nearest frequency peer: gélidas (-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 “güevo”

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 “güevo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for güevo
PropertyValue
Headwordgüevo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgweβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “güevo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).güevocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gélidas” (#94,177), “habaneras” (#94,181), “Gumucio” (#94,174). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “güevo” va en #94,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

güevo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,178 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgweβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for güevo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is güevo, spelled G-Ü-E-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Testículo.
  2. 2
    Pene, órgano eréctil del macho de los vertebrados, incluido el hombre.
  3. 3
    Persona muy experta y conocedora de un asunto en particular.
  4. 4
    Huevo

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 "güevo"?
"güevo" is spelled G-Ü-E-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgweβ̞o].
What does "güevo" mean?
As a noun, "güevo" means: Testículo.
How do you pronounce "güevo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "güevo" is [ˈgweβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "güevo" come from?
"güevo" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list