aguacil
[aɣ̞waˈsil]
The verdict
“aguacil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre cómun de los insectos pertenecientes al suborden de los anisópteros, aunque tambien se emplea para designar al orden de los odonatos. Son paleópteros, es decir, que no pueden plegar las alas...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aguacil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɣ̞waˈsil] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aguacil” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aguacil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɣ̞waˈsil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aguacil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is aguacil, spelled A-G-U-A-C-I-L.
Definition
- 1Nombre cómun de los insectos pertenecientes al suborden de los anisópteros, aunque tambien se emplea para designar al orden de los odonatos. Son paleópteros, es decir, que no pueden plegar las alas sobre el abdomen. Se caracterizan por sus grandes ojos multifacetados, dos pares de fuertes alas transparentes y abdomen alargado. Se alimentan de mosquitos y otros pequeños insectos como moscas, abejas, mariposas y polillas.
- 2Alguacil
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.
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Using “aguacil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-U-A-C-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɣ̞waˈsil] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.