agujero

/[aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,483

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

agujero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Orificio de forma aproximadamente circular. Pronounced [aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]. It ranks #6,483 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with agujeros and Agüero.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for agujero is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɣ̞uˈxeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,483 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for agujero, with forms such as "aggujero", "agjuero", and "aguejro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "agujeros", "Agüero", "aguacero", 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 agujero, spelled A-G-U-J-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aggujero,agjuero,aguejro,agujeor,agujerro,agujjero,agujreo,augjero,gaujero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agujero

Misspelling Variants of "agujero"

aggujero8agjuero7aguejro7agujeor7agujerro8agujjero8agujreo7augjero7
Misspelling Variants of "agujero"

Frequency rank: #6,483 in Spanish

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?
"agujero" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.