ágata
[ˈaɣ̞at̪a]
The verdict
“ágata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,016 among 60 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,016
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 60
- “Á” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-agata · ágata · Spanish
ágata · rank #62,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,016
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 60
- PHOTO-FINISH Zulema
Nearest frequency peer: Zulema (-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 “ágata”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- zanjado
zanjado
37,991 corpus weight
- Zevallos
Zevallos
37,989 corpus weight
- Zulema
Zulema
37,986 corpus weight
- ágata
ágata
37,985 corpus weight
- abalorios
abalorios
37,977 corpus weight
- abandonaste
abandonaste
37,976 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ágata” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “ágata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ágata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,016 among 60 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɣ̞at̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1Cualquiera de las variedades de mineral de sílice (cuarzo) caracterizadas por una estructura microcristalina, grano muy fino y vivo colorido en bandas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ágata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un retablico de éuano, de vna quarta de alto, con pie, frisso, cornixa y arquitraue y dos colunas de piedra de ágata, con bassas y capiteles de plata dorada.
Aunque está guarnecido de fino oro, como son el pié y las asas, la calidad dél no es sino de una piedra como jaspe, cuyo color tira á una ágata, como tostada, no con las manchas que suelen tener semejantes piedras.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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