astrágalo

[asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]

/[asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]/ noun

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The verdict

“astrágalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,113 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,113
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso del tarso que constituye la parte inferior del tobillo, junto con sus articulaciones y con los maléolos de la tibia y el peroné.

Corpus desk

Index ES-astragalo · astrágalo · Spanish

astrágalo · rank #98,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,113
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH astrológicas

Nearest frequency peer: astrológicas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “astrágalo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “astrágalo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astrágalo
PropertyValue
Headwordastrágalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “astrágalo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).astrágalocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “astrológicas” (#98,112), “aseveran” (#98,108), “atiborrado” (#98,118). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “astrágalo” va en #98,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astrágalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,113 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for astrágalo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is astrágalo, spelled A-S-T-R-Á-G-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueso del tarso que constituye la parte inferior del tobillo, junto con sus articulaciones y con los maléolos de la tibia y el peroné.
  2. 2
    Baquetón fino que ciñe el fuste de una columna en su extremo superior y sobre el que se asientan los capiteles. Puede ir decorado en forma de cuentas imitando el aspecto de los huesecillos del tarso posterior de los óvidos.
  3. 3
    (Astragalus o Tragacantha spp.) Género de hierbas, plantas y arbustos, generalmente del hemisferio norte, de la familia de las papilionáceas o fabáceas, en particular el Astracantha gummifer o Astragalus gummifer, originario de Asia menor, del que se extrae la goma tragacanto.
  4. 4
    Tipo de adorno que se ponía antiguamente en piezas de artillería, consistente en un cordón entre dos filetes.

Synonyms

adragantoalquitiragranévanotragacanta

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astrágalo"?
"astrágalo" is spelled A-S-T-R-Á-G-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo].
What does "astrágalo" mean?
As a noun, "astrágalo" means: Hueso del tarso que constituye la parte inferior del tobillo, junto con sus articulaciones y con los maléolos de la tibia y el peroné.
How do you pronounce "astrágalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astrágalo" is [asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astrágalo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astrágalo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asentaban#98,107atraganta#98,120atrasando#98,121apresuren#98,091

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list