agre

[ˈaɣ̞ɾe]

/[ˈaɣ̞ɾe]/ adj

The verdict

“agre” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Que tiene sabor ácido, como de vinagre o cítrico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agre · agre · Spanish

agre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 agre
PropertyValue
Headwordagre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɣ̞ɾe]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agre” en español

agrequeda 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

agre is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɣ̞ɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que tiene sabor ácido, como de vinagre o cítrico.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agre, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is agre, spelled A-G-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene sabor ácido, como de vinagre o cítrico.

Synonyms

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 "agre"?
"agre" is spelled A-G-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɣ̞ɾe].
What does "agre" mean?
As an adjective, "agre" means: Que tiene sabor ácido, como de vinagre o cítrico.
How do you pronounce "agre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agre" is [ˈaɣ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list