gut

/ɡuːt/

//ɡuːt// adj

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The verdict

“gut” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,697 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,697
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bueno.

Key facts for gut
PropertyValue
Headwordgut
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɡuːt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gut” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gut lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gut is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,697 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɡuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bueno.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 gut, spelled G-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bueno.

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 "gut"?
"gut" is spelled G-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡuːt/.
What does "gut" mean?
As an adjective, "gut" means: Bueno.
How do you pronounce "gut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gut" is /ɡuːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gut" come from?
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Using “gut”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡuːt/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list