guincho

[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo]

/[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“guincho” 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 May 6, 2026) - Instrumento con punta para herir o picar, que suele hacerse de una vara o palo aguzado a este efecto.

Key facts for guincho
PropertyValue
Headwordguincho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guincho” sits in Spanish frequency

guincho falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

Zero misspellings are on record for guincho in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 guincho, spelled G-U-I-N-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento con punta para herir o picar, que suele hacerse de una vara o palo aguzado a este efecto.
  2. 2
    Águila pescadora.
  3. 3
    Variante de gancho.

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 "guincho"?
"guincho" is spelled G-U-I-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo].
What does "guincho" mean?
As a noun, "guincho" means: Instrumento con punta para herir o picar, que suele hacerse de una vara o palo aguzado a este efecto.
How do you pronounce "guincho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guincho" is [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guincho" come from?
"guincho" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “guincho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-I-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈgĩnʲt͡ʃo] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list