guri

[ˈguɾi]

/[ˈguɾi]/ noun

The verdict

“guri” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,301 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,301
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abreviación de guripa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guri · guri · Spanish

guri · rank #52,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,301
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH habitaron

Nearest frequency peer: habitaron (+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 “guri”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guri
PropertyValue
Headwordguri
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈguɾi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guri” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.guricae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “habitaron” (#52,302), “habituados” (#52,303), “Guam” (#52,298). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guri” va en #52,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guri is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,301 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈguɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abreviación de guripa.".

No misspelling variants are generated for guri in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guri, spelled G-U-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abreviación de guripa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Date prisa, que vienen los "guris". Ten en cuenta que en dos meses no queda ni rastro del muro». El joven berlinés anima así a su atareado amigo.

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 "guri"?
"guri" is spelled G-U-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈguɾi].
What does "guri" mean?
As a noun, "guri" means: Abreviación de guripa.
How do you pronounce "guri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guri" is [ˈguɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guri" come from?
"guri" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guri", 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