agbada
ag·ba·da/æɡˈbɑdə/noun
agbada is spelled A-G-B-A-D-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ag·ba·da). It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agbada means “A long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agbada is agbadas.
How many letters and syllables are in agbada?
| Letters | 6: A-G-B-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ag·ba·da |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is agbada?
Agbada appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 agbada?
- UK /æɡˈbɑːdə/
- US /æɡˈbɑdə/
Agbada has 3 syllables, split ag·ba·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-agbada.mp3, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with agbada?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as agbada from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of agbada
- agbadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agbada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agbada in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long, flowing robe worn by men in West Africa:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | abadá |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agbada come from?
Borrowed from Yoruba agbádá.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).