adagio

/[aˈð̞axjo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,162

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

adagio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Frase corta pero memorable que contiene y expresa algún elemento de conocimiento o experiencia importante, considerado cierto por mucha gente, o que ha ganado cierta credibilidad a través de su uso... Pronounced [aˈð̞axjo]. Often confused with apagó and añadió.

Key facts for adagio
PropertyValue
Headwordadagio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈð̞axjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,162
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of adagio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for adagio is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈð̞axjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,162 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Frase corta pero memorable que contiene y expresa algún elemento de conocimiento o experiencia importante, considerado cierto por mucha gente, o que ha ganado cierta credibilidad a través de su uso...".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for adagio, with forms such as "aadgio", "adaggio", and "adagoi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apagó", "añadió", "adalid", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is adagio, spelled A-D-A-G-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frase corta pero memorable que contiene y expresa algún elemento de conocimiento o experiencia importante, considerado cierto por mucha gente, o que ha ganado cierta credibilidad a través de su uso continuado.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aadgio,adaggio,adagoi,adaigo,addagio,adgaio,daagio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for adagio

Misspelling Variants of "adagio"

aadgio6adaggio7adagoi6adaigo6addagio7adgaio6daagio6
Misspelling Variants of "adagio"

Frequency rank: #41,162 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adagio"?
"adagio" is spelled A-D-A-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈð̞axjo].
What does "adagio" mean?
As a noun, "adagio" means: Frase corta pero memorable que contiene y expresa algún elemento de conocimiento o experiencia importante, considerado cierto por mucha gente, o que ha ganado cierta credibilidad a través de su uso...
What words are commonly confused with "adagio"?
"adagio" is commonly confused with "apagó", "añadió", "adalid". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adagio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adagio" is [aˈð̞axjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adagio" come from?
"adagio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.