agache

[aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe]

/[aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe]/ noun

The verdict

“agache” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,430 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,430
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de agachar o de agacharse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agache · agache · Spanish

agache · rank #85,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,430
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afrontamiento

Nearest frequency peer: afrontamiento (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “agache”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “agache” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agache
PropertyValue
Headwordagache
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agache” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.agachecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “afrontamiento” (#85,429), “afroamericanas” (#85,428), “agitaban” (#85,432). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agache” va en #85,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agache is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,430 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for agache in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is agache, spelled A-G-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de agachar o de agacharse.
  2. 2
    En el dominó, estrategia de quedarse con fichas que podrían colocarse.
  3. 3
    Hecho o dicho que no es verdad y sirve para manipular o confundir a otros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how agache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En la clase anterior el short que yo usaba para tales fines se me había rajado desde la portañuela hacia atrás totalmente en un agache repentino y brusco.
  2. El dominó tradicionalista en su juego limpio critica el agache so escondida en el juego.

Synonyms

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agache"?
"agache" is spelled A-G-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe].
What does "agache" mean?
As a noun, "agache" means: Acción o efecto de agachar o de agacharse.
How do you pronounce "agache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agache" is [aˈɣ̞at͡ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agache" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list