Guiana Francesa
The verdict
“Guiana Francesa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - departamento ultramarino da França na costa atlântica da América do Sul; faz fronteira com o Brasil e o Suriname; sua capital é Caiena
Corpus desk
Index PT-guiana-francesa · Guiana Francesa · Portuguese
Guiana Francesa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Guiana Francesa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Guiana Francesa” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Guiana Francesa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "departamento ultramarino da França na costa atlântica da América do Sul; faz fronteira com o Brasil e o Suriname; sua capital é Caiena".
Guiana Francesa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Guiana Francesa, spelled G-U-I-A-N-A- -F-R-A-N-C-E-S-A.
Definition
- 1departamento ultramarino da França na costa atlântica da América do Sul; faz fronteira com o Brasil e o Suriname; sua capital é Caiena
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Guiana Francesa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Também há informações sobre o tráfico de mulheres e crianças do Brasil para a Guiana Francesa - o governo francês paga uma bolsa de até 800 euros a cada criança em idade escolar.
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.