guia

//ˈɡi.ɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,053

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

guia is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de guiar Pronounced /ˈɡi.ɐ/. It ranks #2,053 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with guy and gun.

Key facts for guia
PropertyValue
Headwordguia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡi.ɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,053
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of guia in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for guia is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,053 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for guia, with forms such as "gguia", "giua", and "guai". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guy", "gun", "guru", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is guia, spelled G-U-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de guiar
  2. 2
    documento com que se recebem mercadorias ou encomendas ou que as acompanha para poderem transitar livremente
  3. 3
    formulário com que se fazem recolhimentos às repartições arrecadadoras do Estado
  4. 4
    autorização, permissão
  5. 5
    a vara na empa das vinhas
  6. 6
    cada uma das correias adaptadas à brida que serve para conduzir os cavalos de tiro
  7. 7
    correia comprida com que o picador segura o animal para adestrá-lo
  8. 8
    o mesmo que trela (correia)
  9. 9
    parelha da frente nas carruagens tiradas por mais de uma parelha
  10. 10
    dispositivo (como régua, linha, aro, presilha, esquadro) que serve para orientar ou regular o movimento de uma ferramenta, de uma máquina ou da mão
  11. 11
    cada uma das pontas do bigode
  12. 12
    o mesmo que meio-fio (bordo)
  13. 13
    bebida que se toma em primeiro lugar
  14. 14
    o mesmo que galocha
  15. 15
    o mesmo que rêmige
  16. 16
    o mesmo que baliza
  17. 17
    colar de contas coloridas de plástico ou outro material ritualmente usado por adeptos das religiões de origem afro-brasileira; suas cores são simbólicas do orixá ou entidade espiritual especialmente venerada por cada um deles
  18. 18
    elemento gráfico que representa um conjunto de dados cuja exibição está vinculada a uma área adjacente

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gguia,giua,guai,ugia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for guia

Misspelling Variants of "guia"

gguia5giua4guai4ugia4
Misspelling Variants of "guia"

Frequency rank: #2,053 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guia"?
"guia" is spelled G-U-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡi.ɐ/.
What does "guia" mean?
As a noun, "guia" means: ato ou efeito de guiar
What words are commonly confused with "guia"?
"guia" is commonly confused with "guy", "gun", "guru". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guia" is /ˈɡi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guia" come from?
"guia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.