Sagua

[ˈsaɣ̞wa]

/[ˈsaɣ̞wa]/ name

The verdict

“Sagua” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,322 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,322
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-sagua · Sagua · Spanish

Sagua · rank #89,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,322
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH satanizar

Nearest frequency peer: satanizar (+2 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 “Sagua”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sagua
PropertyValue
HeadwordSagua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈsaɣ̞wa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Sagua” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Saguacae 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: “satanizar” (#89,324), “sacrosanto” (#89,319), “secundaría” (#89,329). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “Sagua” va en #89,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sagua is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,322 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈsaɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Sagua doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Sagua, spelled S-A-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list