güija
[ˈgwixa]
The verdict
“güija” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Práctica de adivinación o espiritismo que consiste en hacer preguntas al más allá disponiendo las letras del alfabeto en círculo y un vaso, moneda u otro objeto o que al moverse por la fuerza de lo...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | güija |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgwixa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “güija” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
güija is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgwixa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Práctica de adivinación o espiritismo que consiste en hacer preguntas al más allá disponiendo las letras del alfabeto en círculo y un vaso, moneda u otro objeto o que al moverse por la fuerza de lo...".
güija doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 güija, spelled G-Ü-I-J-A.
Definition
- 1Práctica de adivinación o espiritismo que consiste en hacer preguntas al más allá disponiendo las letras del alfabeto en círculo y un vaso, moneda u otro objeto o que al moverse por la fuerza de los congregados servirá de puntero e irá escribiendo las respuestas.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “güija”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-Ü-I-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgwixa] (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
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.