[4] The guitalele combines the portability of a ukulele, due to its small size, with the six single strings and resultant chord possibilities of a classical guitar.

It may include a built-in microphone that permits playing the guitalele either as an acoustic guitar or connected to an amplifier.

In Latin America, Brazil, Portugal, and Spain, this instrument type is often referred to as a kind of Requinto.

In that sense, the new English portmanteau word Guitalele is a commercial brand used to promote a locally unfamiliar variant of the guitar.

Perhaps for these reasons, many sellers avoid naming the instrument altogether, preferring instead to use descriptive terms like '6-string ukulele' or 'Guitar-Ukulele'.