ajar
[aˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“ajar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tierra sembrada de ajos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ajar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ajar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ajar is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈxaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tierra sembrada de ajos.".
ajar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ajar, spelled A-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tierra sembrada de ajos.
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.
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Using “ajar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-J-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈxaɾ] (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.