aguzar
[aɣ̞uˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“aguzar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Sacar punta o afilar algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aguzar · aguzar · Spanish
aguzar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | aguzar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aɣ̞uˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aguzar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aguzar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aɣ̞uˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aguzar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is aguzar, spelled A-G-U-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Sacar punta o afilar algo.
- 2Afinar o agudizar un sentido, la percepción o el entendimiento de las cosas.
- 3Estimular, hacer más intenso.
- 4Hacer aguda una sílaba.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aguzar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… me recuesto sobre los peldaños de la escalinata y aguzo el oído.
This word in other languages
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.