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agente

Spanish, noun/aˈxente/

agente is spelled A-G-E-N-T-E (6 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Agente is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “agent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lo que causa el efecto, causa activa”.

What does agente mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineagent

    Es agente de una gran compañía de seguros.

  2. 2

    femininemasculinepolice officer, policeman, policewoman

    Pregunte al agente dónde está la plaza de Santiago.

noun

  1. 1

    masculineagent

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que actúa, que obra, que produce efecto, que hace algo sobre otra cosa. 2. Que designa a la persona, animal o cosa que realiza lo que el verbo indica.

noun: 1. Lo que causa el efecto, causa activa. 2. Persona que actúa en nombre de otra. 3. Persona que realiza actividades de espionaje.

noun: 1. Persona que trabaja en representación de la autoridad. 2. Persona que trabaja en una agencia.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of agente

  • agentes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce agente?

  • /aˈxente/
  • [aˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
  • [aˈxẽn̪t̪e]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to agente

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is agente in Spanish?

agente appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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