agudo

/[aˈɣ̞uð̞o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,085

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

agudo is anSpanishadj. It means: Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc. Pronounced [aˈɣ̞uð̞o]. Often confused with auto and Ando.

Key facts for agudo
PropertyValue
Headwordagudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aˈɣ̞uð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,085
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of agudo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for agudo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɣ̞uð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,085 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for agudo, with forms such as "agduo", "aggudo", and "aguddo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "auto", "Ando", "Aldo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is agudo, spelled A-G-U-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc.
  2. 2
    Perspicaz, ingenioso, sagaz.
  3. 3
    Gracioso, chistoso, divertido, oportuno.
  4. 4
    Hablando de dolores, semejantes al que resultaría de una herida hecha con un instrumento punzante.
  5. 5
    Pronto, ligero en la ejecución de una cosa.
  6. 6
    Se aplica al vocablo, palabra o verso cuyo acento prosódico se carga en la última sílaba.
  7. 7
    Hablando de los sentidos del oído, vista y olfato, el que es perspicaz y pronto en sus sensaciones.
  8. 8
    Olor subido.
  9. 9
    Sabor picante.
  10. 10
    Dolor vivo e intenso y grito con el que se expresa ese dolor o alguna súbita afección del ánimo.
  11. 11
    Referido a un sonido, que es de alta frecuencia.
  12. 12
    Referido a una enfermedad, que recorre rápidamente su evolución.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agduo,aggudo,aguddo,aguod,augdo,gaudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agudo

Misspelling Variants of "agudo"

agduo5aggudo6aguddo6aguod5augdo5gaudo5
Misspelling Variants of "agudo"

Frequency rank: #12,085 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agudo"?
"agudo" is spelled A-G-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɣ̞uð̞o].
What does "agudo" mean?
As an adj, "agudo" means: Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "agudo"?
"agudo" is commonly confused with "auto", "Ando", "Aldo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agudo" is [aˈɣ̞uð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agudo" come from?
"agudo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.