agrestes

[aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es]

/[aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es]/ adj

The verdict

“agrestes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,091 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,091
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de agreste.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agrestes · agrestes · Spanish

agrestes · rank #75,091 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,091
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agregaremos

Nearest frequency peer: agregaremos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “agrestes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “agrestes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agrestes
PropertyValue
Headwordagrestes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,091
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “agrestes” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).agrestescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “agregaremos” (#75,090), “agregaban” (#75,089), “aguantará” (#75,093). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agrestes” va en #75,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agrestes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,091 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de agreste.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for agrestes, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is agrestes, spelled A-G-R-E-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de agreste.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agrestes"?
"agrestes" is spelled A-G-R-E-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es].
What does "agrestes" mean?
As an adjective, "agrestes" means: Forma del plural de agreste.
How do you pronounce "agrestes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrestes" is [aˈɣ̞ɾest̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrestes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agrestes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list