ágata

Name: ágata, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈaɣ̞at̪a]

/[ˈaɣ̞at̪a]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ágata” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,016 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,016
frequency rank, Spanish: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.

Key facts for ágata
Property	Value
Headword	ágata
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈaɣ̞at̪a]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#62,016
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ágata” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ágata lands here:

#62,016

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ágata is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɣ̞at̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,016 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ágata, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ágata, spelled Á-G-A-T-A.

Definition

1
Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.

Synonyms

acates

This word in other languages

agate(English)agate(Français)Achat(Deutsch)ágata(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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ágata"?

"ágata" is spelled Á-G-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɣ̞at̪a].

What does "ágata" mean?

As a noun, "ágata" means: Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.

How do you pronounce "ágata"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ágata" is [ˈaɣ̞at̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ágata" come from?

"ágata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “ágata”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-G-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈaɣ̞at̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.