Which to use
“guardas” is a noun and “guarde” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,604
- “guardas” frequency rank
- #13,262
- “guarde” frequency rank
- 27866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guardas | guarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de guarda. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse. |
Where the eye mixes guardas and guarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses guardas with guarde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guardas is [ˈgwaɾð̞as] while guarde is [ˈgwaɾð̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guardas is recorded at frequency rank #14,604, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞as]. 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 27866, this pair ranks #224,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guardas vs guarde
Shared letters: adgru. Private to "guardas": s. Private to "guarde": e.
"guardas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "guarde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "guardas" and "guarde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guardas" 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 #224,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guardas" and "guarde" 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 #224,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.