aguardar

[aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ]

/[aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“aguardar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,664 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,664
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Esperar la ocurrencia de algo.

Key facts for aguardar
PropertyValue
Headwordaguardar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aguardar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aguardar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aguardar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,664 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aguardar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aguardar, spelled A-G-U-A-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esperar la ocurrencia de algo.
  2. 2
    Esperar que venga o llegue alguna persona.
  3. 3
    Dar tiempo o espera a una persona, y especialmente al deudor para que pague.
  4. 4
    Guardar.
  5. 5
    Atender, respetar, tener aprecio o estima.

This word in other languages

erwarten(Deutsch)

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 "aguardar"?
"aguardar" is spelled A-G-U-A-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "aguardar" mean?
As a verb, "aguardar" means: Esperar la ocurrencia de algo.
How do you pronounce "aguardar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aguardar" is [aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aguardar" come from?
"aguardar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “aguardar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-G-U-A-R-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aɣ̞waɾˈð̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list