Which to use
“guardar” and “guarde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,927
- “guardar” frequency rank
- #13,262
- “guarde” frequency rank
- 17189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guardar | guarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Colocar algo en sitio seguro y apropiado para ello | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse. |
Where the eye mixes guardar and guarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between guardar and guarde
A purely visual mix-up. guardar ([gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]) and guarde ([ˈgwaɾð̞e]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guardar is recorded at frequency rank #3,927, classified as averb, pronounced [gwaɾˈð̞aɾ]. guarde is at rank #13,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞e].
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 17189, this pair ranks #273,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of guardar vs guarde
Shared letters: adgru. Private to "guardar": -. Private to "guarde": e.
"guardar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "guarde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guardar" and "guarde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "guardar" vs "guarde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "guardar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guardar" and "guarde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glande vs guarde". 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 #273,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.