agha
/ˈɑːɡə/noun
agha is spelled A-G-H-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agha means “An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agha is aghas.
How many letters and syllables are in agha?
| Letters | 4: A-G-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 agha?
Agha appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 agha?
- /ˈɑːɡə/
- /ɑːˈɡɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agha.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agha2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with agha
Also written: aga.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with agha?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as agha.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aagh.
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 agha
- aghas plural
- aga
- äga
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agha in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries:
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 agha come from?
From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa ).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).