argamasa
[aɾɣ̞aˈmasa]
The verdict
“argamasa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,366 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,366
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mezcla de cal, arena y agua que se emplea en las obras de albañinería.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | argamasa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾɣ̞aˈmasa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “argamasa” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
argamasa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,366 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾɣ̞aˈmasa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for argamasa, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is argamasa, spelled A-R-G-A-M-A-S-A.
Definition
- 1Mezcla de cal, arena y agua que se emplea en las obras de albañinería.
- 2Lugar público, como una alhóndiga.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “argamasa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-G-A-M-A-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɾɣ̞aˈmasa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.