guariba
/ɡwaˈɾi.bɐ/
The verdict
“guariba” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,774 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,774
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome comum a várias espécies de macacos do Novo Mundo do gênero Alouatta, com tamanhos de 56 até 92 cm e peso de até 11 kg, vive em bandos de cerca de uma dúzia de indivíduos chefiados por um macho...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guariba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡwaˈɾi.bɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guariba” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
guariba is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,774 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡwaˈɾi.bɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
guariba has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is guariba, spelled G-U-A-R-I-B-A.
Definition
- 1nome comum a várias espécies de macacos do Novo Mundo do gênero Alouatta, com tamanhos de 56 até 92 cm e peso de até 11 kg, vive em bandos de cerca de uma dúzia de indivíduos chefiados por um macho mais velho chamado capelão, reconhecidos pela vocalização de uivos que se propagam a longa distância
- 2forma preconceituosa de referir-se a pessoas negras
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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.
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Using “guariba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-U-A-R-I-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡwaˈɾi.bɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.