güiro
[ˈgwiɾo]
The verdict
“güiro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planta que da por fruto una calabaza de corteza dura y amarilla cuando se seca.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | güiro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgwiɾo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “güiro” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
güiro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgwiɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for güiro, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 güiro, spelled G-Ü-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1Planta que da por fruto una calabaza de corteza dura y amarilla cuando se seca.
- 2Instrumento musical popular que tiene como caja una calabaza de güiro.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “güiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-Ü-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgwiɾo] (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.