guinche

[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe]

/[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe]/ noun

The verdict

“guinche” 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) - Máquina dotada de un brazo y una polea, que permite elevar una carga mediante la tracción de la cuerda que circula por ésta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guinche · guinche · Spanish

guinche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 guinche
PropertyValue
Headwordguinche
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guinche” en español

guinchequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

guinche is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Máquina dotada de un brazo y una polea, que permite elevar una carga mediante la tracción de la cuerda que circula por ésta.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guinche, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guinche, spelled G-U-I-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina dotada de un brazo y una polea, que permite elevar una carga mediante la tracción de la cuerda que circula por ésta.

Synonyms

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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 "guinche"?
"guinche" is spelled G-U-I-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe].
What does "guinche" mean?
As a noun, "guinche" means: Máquina dotada de un brazo y una polea, que permite elevar una carga mediante la tracción de la cuerda que circula por ésta.
How do you pronounce "guinche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guinche" is [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guinche" come from?
"guinche" 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