aguaje
[aˈɣ̞waxe]
The verdict
“aguaje” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar donde van a beber los animales salvajes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aguaje · aguaje · Spanish
aguaje · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aguaje |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈɣ̞waxe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aguaje” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aguaje is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈɣ̞waxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 16 senses are on record.
aguaje has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aguaje, spelled A-G-U-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1Lugar donde van a beber los animales salvajes.
- 2Crecientes grandes del mar.
- 3Agua que entra en los puertos o sale de ellos en las mareas.
- 4Corrientes del mar periódicas en algunos parajes.
- 5Corriente impetuosa del mar.
- 6Sitio en el que hay agua potable.
- 7Provisión de agua.
- 8Rastro de espuma tras una embarcación.
- 9Variación de color de las aguas marinas, por razones diversas.
- 10Chaparrón.
- 11Alarde, fanfarroneada.
- 12Bravuconada.
- 13Estela que se produce al pasar los peces sobre el agua.
- 14Palmácea de fruto comestible, de los pantanos del Amazonas.
- 15Mentira deliberada.
- 16Remolinos que el agua forma en la popa al reunirse las dos corrientes que vienen por los costados y chocan en el timón.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aguaje appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Y toda la cencia de aquella empresa de caza consistía en impedir que las dos piezas se detuvieran a arrancar un bocado de hierba o a abrevar en algún aguaje hasta que la fatiga, la sed y la debilidad los derrumbaran».
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.