agostar
[aɣ̞osˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“agostar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Secar o abrasar el excesivo calor las plantas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-agostar · agostar · Spanish
agostar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agostar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aɣ̞osˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “agostar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
agostar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞osˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
agostar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is agostar, spelled A-G-O-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Secar o abrasar el excesivo calor las plantas.
- 2Provocar el deterioro en el aspecto físico de una cosa.
- 3Arar o cavar la tierra en el mes de agosto, para limpiarla de malas hierbas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how agostar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«!Pero qué aprisa en este mundo triste // Todas las cosas van! // ¡Que las domina el vértigo creyérase!... // La que ayer fue capullo, es rosa ya, // Y pronto agostará rosas y plantas // El calor estival».
«Un día, yendo por una calle, me vi tan apurado de paciencia por todas partes, tan agostado el entendimiento, que casi me obligaron a hacer muchos disparates».
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.