estrago
[esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]
The verdict
“estrago” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,903 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,903
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Daño hecho en guerra; matanza de gente, destrucción de la campaña, del país o del ejército.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estrago |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,903 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estrago” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estrago is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,903 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for estrago in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 estrago, spelled E-S-T-R-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1Daño hecho en guerra; matanza de gente, destrucción de la campaña, del país o del ejército.
- 2Daño grave y generalizado.
- 3Delito consistente en la causación de un daño grave contra la seguridad pública, como un incendio o inundación.
- 4Molestia o malestar causado por el embarazo.
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 “estrago”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-R-A-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o] (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.