guiadavsguindaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: guiada is a participle, guinda is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“guiada” is a participle and “guinda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,297
“guiada” frequency rank
#41,390
“guinda” frequency rank
66687
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guiada guinda
Definition Forma del femenino de guiado, participio de guiar o de guiarse. Fruto del guindo (Prunus cerasus), una drupa esférica, de epidermis roja y sabor ácido, empleada sobre todo en conservas y confituras.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guiada and guinda apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
guiada
6 ch
guinda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guiada is [ˈgjað̞a] while guinda is [ˈgĩn̪d̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “guiada” becomes n in “guinda”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guiada is recorded at frequency rank #25,297, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈgjað̞a]. guinda is at rank #41,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgĩn̪d̪a].

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 66687, this pair ranks #39,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of guiada vs guinda

Shared letters: adgiu. Private to "guiada": -. Private to "guinda": n.

"guiada" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "guinda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guiadagguiada · giuada · guaida · guiaad · guiadda · guidaa · ugiada
  • guindagguinda · giunda · guidna · guinad · guindda · guinnda · gunida · uginda

Frequency comparison

guiada#25,297
guinda#41,390

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guiada" and "guinda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "guiada" is a participle and "guinda" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "guiada" or "guinda"?
"guiada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,297 in our Spanish list, against #41,390 for "guinda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering guiada vs guinda

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “guiada”; for a noun, it's “guinda”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guiada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list