guiri

[ˈgiɾi]

/[ˈgiɾi]/ noun

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The verdict

“guiri” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,316 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,316
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partidario del bando liberal en las Guerras Carlistas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guiri · guiri · Spanish

guiri · rank #77,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,316
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gélida

Nearest frequency peer: gélida (+2 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 “guiri”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guiri
PropertyValue
Headwordguiri
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgiɾi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guiri” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guiricae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gélida” (#77,318), “guardaremos” (#77,313), “gruñendo” (#77,309). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guiri” va en #77,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guiri is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,316 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgiɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for guiri, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is guiri, spelled G-U-I-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partidario del bando liberal en las Guerras Carlistas.
  2. 2
    Natural de un país extranjero y no hispanohablante.
  3. 3
    Agente de la Guardia Civil.
  4. 4
    (Ulex europaeus) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de Europa, de hasta 3 m de altura, con hojas trifoliadas que en los ejemplares adultos se convierten en espinas de hasta 3 cm de largo. Florece en primavera, produciendo inflorescencias arracimadas en las brácteas axilares, que fructificarán en vainas pequeñas, pardorrojizas. Es muy invasor, y rebrota con facilidad tras ser quemado.

Synonyms

cristinogringobeneméritoguardia civilpicoletopicolotricornioespinilloretamo espinosotojo

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 "guiri"?
"guiri" is spelled G-U-I-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgiɾi].
What does "guiri" mean?
As a noun, "guiri" means: Partidario del bando liberal en las Guerras Carlistas.
How do you pronounce "guiri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guiri" is [ˈgiɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guiri" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gozos#77,300fixed#77,270Indus#77,367jaspe#77,394

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list