ahogarse en un vaso de agua

[aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa]

/[aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa]/ phrase

The verdict

“ahogarse en un vaso de agua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Agobiarse, afligirse o formar drama por cosas de poca importancia.

Key facts for ahogarse en un vaso de agua
PropertyValue
Headwordahogarse en un vaso de agua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa]
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ahogarse en un vaso de agua” sits in Spanish frequency

ahogarse en un vaso de agua falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ahogarse en un vaso de agua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agobiarse, afligirse o formar drama por cosas de poca importancia.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ahogarse en un vaso de agua, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ahogarse en un vaso de agua, spelled A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E- -E-N- -U-N- -V-A-S-O- -D-E- -A-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agobiarse, afligirse o formar drama por cosas de poca importancia.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ahogarse en un vaso de agua"?
"ahogarse en un vaso de agua" is spelled A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E- -E-N- -U-N- -V-A-S-O- -D-E- -A-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa].
What does "ahogarse en un vaso de agua" mean?
As a phrase, "ahogarse en un vaso de agua" means: Agobiarse, afligirse o formar drama por cosas de poca importancia.
How do you pronounce "ahogarse en un vaso de agua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahogarse en un vaso de agua" is [aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahogarse en un vaso de agua" come from?
"ahogarse en un vaso de agua" 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 “ahogarse en un vaso de agua”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E- -E-N- -U-N- -V-A-S-O- -D-E- -A-G-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aoˈɣ̞aɾse ẽn ũn ˈbaso ð̞e ˈaɣ̞wa] (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
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