agha

/ˈɑːɡə/

//ˈɑːɡə// noun

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"agha" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agha” is uncommon English (frequency #51,529 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,529
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agha · agha · English

agha · rank #51,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,529
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adolfo

Nearest frequency peer: Adolfo (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “agha”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “agha” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agha
PropertyValue
Headwordagha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑːɡə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agha” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).aghafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Adolfo” (#51,528), “Aintree” (#51,531), “acharya” (#51,526). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agha” is #51,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agha is uncommon English at frequency #51,529 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːɡə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.".

agha has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa ). The correct English form is agha, spelled A-G-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa ).

This word in other languages

agha(Français)Agha(Deutsch)agá(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agha"?
"agha" is spelled A-G-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑːɡə/.
What does "agha" mean?
As a noun, "agha" means: An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.
How do you pronounce "agha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agha" is /ˈɑːɡə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "agha"?
From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa ). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zinn#51,518ween#51,503Boaz#51,571BOGO#51,573

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list