# guard vs guru

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### guard
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːd/ · frequency rank #26,408*
guarda

### guru
*noun · IPA /ɡu.ˈɾu/ · frequency rank #14,384*
pessoa muito respeitada pelo conhecimento que possui

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/guard-vs-guru