guatémaltèque

\ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\

/\ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\/ adj

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The verdict

“guatémaltèque” is uncommon French (frequency #57,988 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,988
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif au Guatemala, son peuple, sa culture.

Key facts for guatémaltèque
PropertyValue
Headwordguatémaltèque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\
Letters13
Frequency rank#57,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guatémaltèque” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guatémaltèque lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guatémaltèque is uncommon French at frequency #57,988 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au Guatemala, son peuple, sa culture.".

guatémaltèque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is guatémaltèque, spelled G-U-A-T-É-M-A-L-T-È-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au Guatemala, son peuple, sa culture.

This word in other languages

Guatemalan(English)guatemalteco(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guatémaltèque"?
"guatémaltèque" is spelled G-U-A-T-É-M-A-L-T-È-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\.
What does "guatémaltèque" mean?
As an adjective, "guatémaltèque" means: Relatif au Guatemala, son peuple, sa culture.
How do you pronounce "guatémaltèque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guatémaltèque" is \ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guatémaltèque" come from?
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Using “guatémaltèque”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-A-T-É-M-A-L-T-È-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡwa.te.mal.tɛk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list