agosto
[aˈɣ̞ost̪o]
The verdict
“agosto” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #600 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #600
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Octavo mes del año en el calendario gregoriano, entre julio y septiembre, con 31 días.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agosto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈɣ̞ost̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “agosto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for agosto is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɣ̞ost̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #600 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for agosto, with forms such as "aggosto", "agosot", and "agossto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "agota", "anoto", "agote", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is agosto, spelled A-G-O-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Octavo mes del año en el calendario gregoriano, entre julio y septiembre, con 31 días.
- 2Temporada de la cosecha de granos en ciertas zonas geográficas.
- 3Conjunto de frutos o productos que se obtienen de los cultivos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aggosto,agosot,agossto,agostto,agotso,agsoto,aogsto,gaosto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agosto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “agosto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-O-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈɣ̞ost̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “agota” - see the side-by-side comparison. agosto vs agota
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.