astrágalo
[asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo]
The verdict
“astrágalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,113 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,113
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astrágalo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astrágalo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
astrágalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,113 among 120,137 “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
- 1Hueso del tarso que constituye la parte inferior del tobillo, junto con sus articulaciones y con los maléolos de la tibia y el peroné.
- 2Baquetón 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(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.
- 4Tipo de adorno que se ponía antiguamente en piezas de artillería, consistente en un cordón entre dos filetes.
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 “astrágalo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-T-R-Á-G-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [asˈt̪ɾaɣ̞alo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.