guarda-costas
The verdict
“guarda-costas” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa empregada para acompanhar outra, com a finalidade de defendê-la de algum perigo
Corpus desk
Index PT-guarda-costas · guarda-costas · Portuguese
guarda-costas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guarda-costas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “guarda-costas” em português
Rare enough to double-check
guarda-costas is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa empregada para acompanhar outra, com a finalidade de defendê-la de algum perigo".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guarda-costas, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is guarda-costas, spelled G-U-A-R-D-A---C-O-S-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1pessoa empregada para acompanhar outra, com a finalidade de defendê-la de algum perigo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how guarda-costas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quase 50 anos depois do assassinato do presidente, um de seus guarda-costas não consegue se livrar do sentimento de culpa.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.