guisar

[giˈsaɾ]

/[giˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“guisar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,980 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,980
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someter los alimentos a altas temperaturas como parte de su preparación antes de ser consumidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guisar · guisar · Spanish

guisar · rank #90,980 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,980
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guilt

Nearest frequency peer: guilt (-1 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 “guisar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guisar
PropertyValue
Headwordguisar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[giˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guisar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).guisarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “guilt” (#90,979), “guatón” (#90,978), “guardavidas” (#90,977). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guisar” va en #90,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guisar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,980 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [giˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for guisar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guisar, spelled G-U-I-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someter los alimentos a altas temperaturas como parte de su preparación antes de ser consumidos.
  2. 2
    Cocer los alimentos bañados en una salsa (sofrito, refrito, hogao). Generalmente aplica a productos cárnicos revueltos con verduras.
  3. 3
    Echar en escabeche o adobo alguna carne para su conservación.

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 "guisar"?
"guisar" is spelled G-U-I-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [giˈsaɾ].
What does "guisar" mean?
As a verb, "guisar" means: Someter los alimentos a altas temperaturas como parte de su preparación antes de ser consumidos.
How do you pronounce "guisar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guisar" is [giˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guisar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list