jaguar
[xaˈɣ̞waɾ]
The verdict
“jaguar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,580 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,580
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Panthera onca) Felino sudamericano de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el león y el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es dis...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaguar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xaˈɣ̞waɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,580 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jaguar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for jaguar is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaˈɣ̞waɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,580 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Panthera onca) Felino sudamericano de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el león y el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es dis...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jaguar, with forms such as "ajguar", "jagaur", and "jagguar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "jugar", "jalar", "January", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jaguar, spelled J-A-G-U-A-R.
Definition
- 1(Panthera onca) Felino sudamericano de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el león y el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva su piel moteada con rosetas de color negro sobre fondo dorado, aunque existen ejemplares con melanismo, completamente negros. Son predadores solitarios, que cazan en la selva y junto a los ríos, sin tener competencia de ninguna otra especie en su ecosistema. Su mordida es especialmente poderosa, adaptada para partir el cráneo o el cuello de sus presas, incluso bestias de gran tamaño como la anaconda.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajguar,jagaur,jagguar,jaguarr,jagura,jaugar,jgauar,jjaguar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jaguar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “jaguar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-G-U-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xaˈɣ̞waɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jugar” - see the side-by-side comparison. jaguar vs jugar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.