guiñada

[giˈɲað̞a]

/[giˈɲað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“guiñada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cerrar un ojo en un gesto de complicidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guinada · guiñada · Spanish

guiñada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for guiñada
PropertyValue
Headwordguiñada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[giˈɲað̞a]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guiñada” en español

guiñadaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guiñada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [giˈɲað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for guiñada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 guiñada, spelled G-U-I-Ñ-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cerrar un ojo en un gesto de complicidad.
  2. 2
    Rotación de un aeroplano sobre el eje transversal que lo atraviesa de arriba hacia abajo, es decir, aquel que no pasa ni sobre las alas, ni sobre el cuerpo longitudinal.
  3. 3
    Acción y resultado de desviarse el curso del barco por fallas de conducción o por fuerza mayor (oleaje, marejada).

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guiñada"?
"guiñada" is spelled G-U-I-Ñ-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [giˈɲað̞a].
What does "guiñada" mean?
As a noun, "guiñada" means: Cerrar un ojo en un gesto de complicidad.
How do you pronounce "guiñada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guiñada" is [giˈɲað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guiñada" come from?
"guiñada" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list