guna

[ˈguna]

/[ˈguna]/ adj

The verdict

“guna” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,617 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,617
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nación o etnia amerindia que habita en zonas de Panamá y el noroeste de Colombia, especialmente en la región de Guna Yala (antes San Blas). A ellos se debe el nombre Abya Yala, elegido en 1992 como...

Corpus desk

Index ES-guna · guna · Spanish

guna · rank #68,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,617
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guipuzcoana

Nearest frequency peer: guipuzcoana (-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 “guna”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guna
PropertyValue
Headwordguna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈguna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guna” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gunacae 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: “guipuzcoana” (#68,616), “hachazo” (#68,619), “granizado” (#68,611). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guna” va en #68,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guna is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,617 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈguna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nación o etnia amerindia que habita en zonas de Panamá y el noroeste de Colombia, especialmente en la región de Guna Yala (antes San Blas). A ellos se debe el nombre Abya Yala, elegido en 1992 como...".

No misspelling variants are generated for guna in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is guna, spelled G-U-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nación o etnia amerindia que habita en zonas de Panamá y el noroeste de Colombia, especialmente en la región de Guna Yala (antes San Blas). A ellos se debe el nombre Abya Yala, elegido en 1992 como designación alternativa que algunos movimientos de pueblos originarios emplean para el continente que los europeos denominaron las Indias Occidentales o América.

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 "guna"?
"guna" is spelled G-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈguna].
What does "guna" mean?
As an adjective, "guna" means: Nación o etnia amerindia que habita en zonas de Panamá y el noroeste de Colombia, especialmente en la región de Guna Yala (antes San Blas). A ellos se debe el nombre Abya Yala, elegido en 1992 como...
How do you pronounce "guna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guna" is [ˈguna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guna" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list