guardar

/ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/

//ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“guardar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,407
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manter algo em um local que se julga protegido para poder ter acesso posteriormente; conservar, proteger

Corpus desk

Index PT-guardar · guardar · Portuguese

guardar · rank #3,407 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,407
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH greve

Nearest frequency peer: greve (-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 “guardar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guardar” 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).

guardar vs guarida
71% similar
guardar vs guard
71% similar

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

Key facts for guardar
PropertyValue
Headwordguardar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,407
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “guardar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).guardarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “greve” (#3,406), “Hugo” (#3,408), “gravação” (#3,404). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “guardar” fica em #3,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around guardar (IPA /ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,407 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for guardar, with forms such as "gaurdar", "gguardar", and "guadrar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "guarida", "guard", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is guardar, spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    manter algo em um local que se julga protegido para poder ter acesso posteriormente; conservar, proteger
  2. 2
    vigiar, observar
  3. 3
    gravar na memória
  4. 4
    seguir, respeitar, cumprir
  5. 5
    ter (em si)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Guarde as roupas no armário.
  2. Os cristãos devem guardar os dias santos.

Synonyms

economizarpouparmarcarpontuar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaurdar
  • gguardar
  • guadrar
  • guaradr
  • guardarr
  • guarddar
  • guardra
  • guarrdar
  • guradar
  • ugardar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guardar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gaurdar2gguardar1guadrar2guaradr2guardarr1guarddar1guardra2guarrdar1
Edit distance from "guardar"

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 "guardar"?
"guardar" is spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "guardar" mean?
As a verb, "guardar" means: manter algo em um local que se julga protegido para poder ter acesso posteriormente; conservar, proteger
What words are commonly confused with "guardar"?
"guardar" is commonly confused with "guarida", "guard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guardar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guardar" is /ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guardar" come from?
"guardar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

iniciar#3,412fazemos#3,399esquema#3,395espelho#3,393

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gravação10 variantsescolar10 variantsrecurso10 variantscarregar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list