azogue

[aˈsoɣ̞e]

/[aˈsoɣ̞e]/ noun

The verdict

“azogue” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,796 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,796
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mercurio (elemento químico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-azogue · azogue · Spanish

azogue · rank #93,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,796
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ayunando

Nearest frequency peer: ayunando (-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 “azogue”

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 “azogue” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for azogue
PropertyValue
Headwordazogue
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsoɣ̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “azogue” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.azoguecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ayunando” (#93,795), “aviento” (#93,794), “añoranzas” (#93,798). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “azogue” va en #93,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

azogue is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,796 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈsoɣ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

azogue has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is azogue, spelled A-Z-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mercurio (elemento químico).
  2. 2
    Barco que se dedicaba a transportar azogue₁ de España a América.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how azogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cuando al ofertorio estábamos, ninguna blanca en la concha caía que no era de él registrada. Él un ojo tenía en la gente y el otro en mis manos. Bailábanle los ojos en el casco como si fueran de azogue.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "azogue"?
"azogue" is spelled A-Z-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsoɣ̞e].
What does "azogue" mean?
As a noun, "azogue" means: Mercurio (elemento químico).
How do you pronounce "azogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azogue" is [aˈsoɣ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azogue" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list