estrago

[esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]

/[esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“estrago” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,903 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,903
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Daño hecho en guerra; matanza de gente, destrucción de la campaña, del país o del ejército.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estrago · estrago · Spanish

estrago · rank #90,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,903
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estirón

Nearest frequency peer: estirón (-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 “estrago”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estrago
PropertyValue
Headwordestrago
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estrago” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).estragocae 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: “estirón” (#90,902), “estrelladas” (#90,904), “estremecerse” (#90,905). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estrago” va en #90,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estrago is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,903 among 5,243 “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

  1. 1
    Daño hecho en guerra; matanza de gente, destrucción de la campaña, del país o del ejército.
  2. 2
    Daño grave y generalizado.
  3. 3
    Delito consistente en la causación de un daño grave contra la seguridad pública, como un incendio o inundación.
  4. 4
    Molestia o malestar causado por el embarazo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Patada de canguro, a golpe duro Lo vamo' a parar con esto, negro, te lo juro Traje cianuro, pa' meterle en el trago Cinco minutos acá y ya estamos causando estragos

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 "estrago"?
"estrago" is spelled E-S-T-R-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o].
What does "estrago" mean?
As a noun, "estrago" means: Daño hecho en guerra; matanza de gente, destrucción de la campaña, del país o del ejército.
How do you pronounce "estrago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estrago" is [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estrago" come from?
"estrago" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list