Which to use
“guarde” and “guarden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,262
- “guarde” frequency rank
- #20,061
- “guarden” frequency rank
- 33323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guarde | guarden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de guardar o de guardarse. |
Where the eye mixes guarde and guarden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. guarde runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against guarden's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses guarde with guarden
A purely visual mix-up. guarde ([ˈgwaɾð̞e]) and guarden ([ˈgwaɾð̞ẽn]) 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) - “guarde” sits inside “guarden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guarde is recorded at frequency rank #13,262, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞e]. guarden is at rank #20,061, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞ẽn].
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 33323, this pair ranks #197,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guarde vs guarden
Shared letters: adegru. Private to "guarde": -. Private to "guarden": n.
"guarde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "guarden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guarde" and "guarden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "guarde" or "guarden"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "guarde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guarden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guarde" and "guarden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gardens vs guarden". 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 #197,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.