agujero

[aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]

/[aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“agujero” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,483
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orificio de forma aproximadamente circular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agujero · agujero · Spanish

agujero · rank #6,483 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,483
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agradecer

Nearest frequency peer: agradecer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “agujero”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “agujero” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

agujero vs agujeros
88% similar
agujero vs Agüero
57% similar
agujero vs aguacero
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for agujero
PropertyValue
Headwordagujero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,483
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “agujero”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).agujerocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agradecer” (#6,482), “alcaldes” (#6,484), “acepto” (#6,481). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agujero” va en #6,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around agujero (IPA [aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,483 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for agujero, with forms such as "aggujero", "agjuero", and "aguejro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "agujeros", "Agüero", "aguacero", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is agujero, spelled A-G-U-J-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orificio de forma aproximadamente circular.
  2. 2
    Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie.
  3. 3
    Figuradamente, bien o activo monetario faltante sin la adecuada justificación contable.
  4. 4
    Persona que tiene por oficio hacer o vender agujas.
  5. 5
    Recipiente o almohadilla en la que se guardan agujas y alfileres para la costura.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how agujero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es pues el caso, que en toda la venta no habia ventana que saliese al campo, sino un agujero de un pajar por donde echaban la paja por defuera.

Synonyms

hoyahoyobusoalfiletero

This word in other languages

hole(English)trou(Français)Loch(Deutsch)cova(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggujero
  • agjuero
  • aguejro
  • agujeor
  • agujerro
  • agujjero
  • agujreo
  • augjero
  • gaujero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agujero - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aggujero1agjuero2aguejro2agujeor2agujerro1agujjero1agujreo2augjero2
Edit distance from "agujero"

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 "agujero"?
"agujero" is spelled A-G-U-J-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞uˈxeɾo].
What does "agujero" mean?
As a noun, "agujero" means: Orificio de forma aproximadamente circular.
What words are commonly confused with "agujero"?
"agujero" is commonly confused with "agujeros", "Agüero", "aguacero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agujero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agujero" is [aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agujero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agujero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aportes#6,488trasero#6,470crearon#6,505sesenta#6,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

acepto9 variantsderiva9 variantsdivide9 variantsdivino9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list