Which to use
“guarda” and “guardas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,848
- “guarda” frequency rank
- #14,604
- “guardas” frequency rank
- 18452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guarda | guardas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que cuida o custodia algo. | Forma del plural de guarda. |
Where the eye mixes guarda and guardas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between guarda and guardas
A purely visual mix-up. guarda ([ˈgwaɾð̞a]) and guardas ([ˈgwaɾð̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “guarda” sits inside “guardas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guarda is recorded at frequency rank #3,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞a]. guardas is at rank #14,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18452, this pair ranks #267,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of guarda vs guardas
Shared letters: adgru. Private to "guarda": -. Private to "guardas": s.
"guarda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "guardas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guarda" and "guardas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guarda" or "guardas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "guarda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guardas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guarda" and "guardas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guardará vs guardas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.