Which to use
“guía” is a noun and “guían” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,345
- “guía” frequency rank
- #32,237
- “guían” frequency rank
- 34582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guía | guían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier cosa, material o inmaterial, que sirve para orientarse (indicar la dirección, el camino, la manera corrrecta, etc.). | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de guiar o de guiarse. |
Where the eye mixes guía and guían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guía is [ˈgia] while guían is [ˈgiãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “guía” sits inside “guían”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guía is recorded at frequency rank #2,345, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgia]. guían is at rank #32,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgiãn].
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 34582, this pair ranks #190,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guía vs guían
Shared letters: aguí. Private to "guía": -. Private to "guían": n.
"guía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "guían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guía" and "guían" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guía" or "guían"?
What to do next
You've compared "guía" and "guían". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "guía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guía" and "guían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guan vs guían". Nearby pair
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