aga
/ˈɑː.ɡə/noun
aga is spelled A-G-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aga means “Alternative spelling of agha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aga is agas.
How many letters and syllables are in aga?
| Letters | 3: A-G-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aga?
Aga appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aga?
- /ˈɑː.ɡə/
Aga has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with aga
Also written: agha.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of aga
- agas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of agha.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker).
noun
- 1
An AGA cooker.
He was cooking on an AGA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aga come from?
Genericized trademark of AGA AB. Unadapted borrowing from Swedish AGA; an abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, meaning "The stock company Gas Accumulator".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).