agio

[ˈaxjo]

/[ˈaxjo]/ noun

The verdict

“agio” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Margen utilitario obtenido por cambio de divisas, con frecuencia a valor muy superior a la paridad normal, o por descuento de letras, pagarés, cheques u otros documentos negociables.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agio · agio · Spanish

agio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for agio
PropertyValue
Headwordagio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaxjo]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agio” en español

agioqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaxjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

agio has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is agio, spelled A-G-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Margen utilitario obtenido por cambio de divisas, con frecuencia a valor muy superior a la paridad normal, o por descuento de letras, pagarés, cheques u otros documentos negociables.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, especulación monetaria con fondos públicos, particularmente en casos de alza o de baja de su valor.
  3. 3
    Especulación financiera abusiva (en este caso se trata de agiotaje).

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agio"?
"agio" is spelled A-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxjo].
What does "agio" mean?
As a noun, "agio" means: Margen utilitario obtenido por cambio de divisas, con frecuencia a valor muy superior a la paridad normal, o por descuento de letras, pagarés, cheques u otros documentos negociables.
How do you pronounce "agio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agio" is [ˈaxjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agio" come from?
"agio" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list