guarani

/ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni/

//ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni// adj

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The verdict

“guarani” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,549
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - do povo ameríndio que habita o sudeste da América do Sul

Corpus desk

Index PT-guarani · guarani · Portuguese

guarani · rank #6,549 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,549
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH humilde

Nearest frequency peer: humilde (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “guarani”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “guarani” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guarani vs guaraná
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guarani
PropertyValue
Headwordguarani
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,549
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “guarani”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).guaranicai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “humilde” (#6,550), “gratidão” (#6,547), “folga” (#6,544). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “guarani” fica em #6,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around guarani (IPA /ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,549 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "do povo ameríndio que habita o sudeste da América do Sul".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guarani, with forms such as "gaurani", "gguarani", and "guaarni". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "guaraná", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Portuguese form is guarani, spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    do povo ameríndio que habita o sudeste da América do Sul

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guarani appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A cultura guarani.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaurani
  • gguarani
  • guaarni
  • guarain
  • guaranni
  • guarnai
  • guarrani
  • guraani
  • ugarani

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guarani - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gaurani2gguarani1guaarni2guarain2guaranni1guarnai2guarrani1guraani2
Edit distance from "guarani"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guarani"?
"guarani" is spelled G-U-A-R-A-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni/.
What does "guarani" mean?
As an adjective, "guarani" means: do povo ameríndio que habita o sudeste da América do Sul
What words are commonly confused with "guarani"?
"guarani" is commonly confused with "guaraná". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guarani"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guarani" is /ɡwa.ɾã.ˈni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guarani" come from?
"guarani" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guarani", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

humilde#6,550defeito#6,530cristal#6,526cocaína#6,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

colher9 variantsarmário9 variantsrefeição9 variantspalhaço9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list