guineo
[giˈneo]
The verdict
“guineo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #81,031 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #81,031
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona originaria o habitante de Guinea.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guineo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [giˈneo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,031 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guineo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for guineo is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [giˈneo]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,031 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for guineo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is guineo, spelled G-U-I-N-E-O.
Definition
- 1Persona originaria o habitante de Guinea.
- 2Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Guinea.
- 3Persona originaria o habitante de Guinea-Bisáu.
- 4Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Guinea-Bisáu.
- 5Persona originaria o habitante de Guinea Ecuatorial.
- 6Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Guinea Ecuatorial.
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.
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Using “guineo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-I-N-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [giˈneo] (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.