guiar

[ˈgjaɾ]

/[ˈgjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“guiar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,056
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ir junto o delante de una persona para indicarle la ruta a seguir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guiar · guiar · Spanish

guiar · rank #13,056 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,056
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guay

Nearest frequency peer: guay (-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 “guiar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guiar” 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).

guiar vs guíe
40% similar
guiar vs guió
60% similar
guiar vs gula
60% similar

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

Key facts for guiar
PropertyValue
Headwordguiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈgjaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,056
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guiar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guiarcae 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 “guay” (#13,055), “gritan” (#13,054), “grabada” (#13,053). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guiar” va en #13,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around guiar (IPA [ˈgjaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,056 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for guiar, with forms such as "gguiar", "giuar", and "guair". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guíe", "guió", "gula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guiar, spelled G-U-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ir junto o delante de una persona para indicarle la ruta a seguir.
  2. 2
    Manejar un aparato o una pieza mecánica de modo que siga la ruta adecuada.
  3. 3
    Acompañar y orientar a una persona en sus decisiones.
  4. 4
    Controlar un vehículo para que siga una ruta.
  5. 5
    Poner guía₄ a las plantas, para orientar su crecimiento.

Synonyms

dirigirencaminarencauzarorientardirigiraconsejarenseñarorientarconducirmanejar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguiar
  • giuar
  • guair
  • guiarr
  • guira
  • ugiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guiar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gguiar1giuar2guair2guiarr1guira2ugiar2
Edit distance from "guiar"

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 "guiar"?
"guiar" is spelled G-U-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgjaɾ].
What does "guiar" mean?
As a verb, "guiar" means: Ir junto o delante de una persona para indicarle la ruta a seguir.
What words are commonly confused with "guiar"?
"guiar" is commonly confused with "guíe", "guió", "gula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guiar" is [ˈgjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guiar" come from?
"guiar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hazte#13,059graba#13,052fuero#13,050insta#13,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

latas6 variantsElisa6 variantselija6 variantsMejía6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list