guijarro

[giˈxaro]

/[giˈxaro]/ noun

The verdict

“guijarro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,288 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,288
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra redondeada de pequeño tamaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guijarro · guijarro · Spanish

guijarro · rank #50,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,288
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gástrica

Nearest frequency peer: gástrica (+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 “guijarro”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guijarro
PropertyValue
Headwordguijarro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[giˈxaro]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guijarro” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guijarrocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gástrica” (#50,289), “Grimaldi” (#50,286), “habilitan” (#50,291). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guijarro” va en #50,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guijarro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,288 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [giˈxaro]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Piedra redondeada de pequeño tamaño.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guijarro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 guijarro, spelled G-U-I-J-A-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra redondeada de pequeño tamaño.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guijarro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Recojo extrañas caracolas, cristales que al traer a nuestro elemento se convierten en guijarros negruzcos e informes.

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); 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 "guijarro"?
"guijarro" is spelled G-U-I-J-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [giˈxaro].
What does "guijarro" mean?
As a noun, "guijarro" means: Piedra redondeada de pequeño tamaño.
How do you pronounce "guijarro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guijarro" is [giˈxaro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guijarro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list