aguafuerte
[aɣ̞waˈfweɾt̪e]
The verdict
“aguafuerte” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,433 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,433
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (HNO₃) Líquido viscoso, incoloro e inodoro, muy corrosivo y altamente tóxico, que se emplea como reactivo de laboratorio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aguafuerte |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɣ̞waˈfweɾt̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aguafuerte” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aguafuerte is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,433 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɣ̞waˈfweɾt̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aguafuerte in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aguafuerte, spelled A-G-U-A-F-U-E-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1(HNO₃) Líquido viscoso, incoloro e inodoro, muy corrosivo y altamente tóxico, que se emplea como reactivo de laboratorio
- 2Modalidad de grabado en que el diseño se realiza sobre una capa de cera que cubre la matriz, empleándose luego un baño de ácido nítrico para crear los surcos en la misma
- 3Pieza producida con esta técnica
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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 “aguafuerte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-U-A-F-U-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɣ̞waˈfweɾt̪e] (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.