Which to use
“guían” and “guió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,237
- “guían” frequency rank
- #35,068
- “guió” frequency rank
- 67305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guían | guió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de guiar o de guiarse. | Grafía alternativa de guio. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de guiar o de guiarse. |
Where the eye mixes guían and guió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. guían runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against guió's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between guían and guió
A purely visual mix-up. guían ([ˈgiãn]) and guió ([ˈgjo]) 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 67305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guían is recorded at frequency rank #32,237, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgiãn]. guió is at rank #35,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgjo].
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 67305, this pair ranks #37,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of guían vs guió
Shared letters: gu. Private to "guían": aní. Private to "guió": ió.
"guían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "guió" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guían" and "guió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guían" or "guió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "guían" and "guió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guían" and "guió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Giulio vs guió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.