Agave

[aˈɡaːvə]

/[aˈɡaːvə]/ noun

The verdict

“Agave” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dickfleischige Pflanze der Tropen und Subtropen; eine Gattung in der Pflanzenfamilie der Spargelgewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-agave · Agave · German

Agave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for Agave
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgave
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɡaːvə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Agave“ im Deutschen

Agaveschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Agave is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈɡaːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dickfleischige Pflanze der Tropen und Subtropen; eine Gattung in der Pflanzenfamilie der Spargelgewächse".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Agave, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Agave, spelled A-G-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dickfleischige Pflanze der Tropen und Subtropen; eine Gattung in der Pflanzenfamilie der Spargelgewächse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Agave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Agaven blühen nur einmal in ihrem Lebenszyklus.

Synonyms

Jahrhundertpflanze

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Agave"?
"Agave" is spelled A-G-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɡaːvə].
What does "Agave" mean?
As a noun, "Agave" means: dickfleischige Pflanze der Tropen und Subtropen; eine Gattung in der Pflanzenfamilie der Spargelgewächse
How do you pronounce "Agave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agave" is [aˈɡaːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Agave" come from?
"Agave" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list