vagar

/[baˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,028

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

vagar is aSpanishverb. It means: Tener tiempo y lugar suficiente o necesario para hacer una cosa. Pronounced [baˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with vaya and vega.

Key facts for vagar
PropertyValue
Headwordvagar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,028
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vagar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vagar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,028 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for vagar, with forms such as "avgar", "bagar", and "vaagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vaya", "vega", "vago", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vagar, spelled V-A-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener tiempo y lugar suficiente o necesario para hacer una cosa.
  2. 2
    Estar ocioso, sin oficio ni beneficio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avgar,bagar,vaagr,vagarr,vaggar,vagra,vgaar,vvagar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vagar

Misspelling Variants of "vagar"

avgar5bagar5vaagr5vagarr6vaggar6vagra5vgaar5vvagar6
Misspelling Variants of "vagar"

Frequency rank: #32,028 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vagar"?
"vagar" is spelled V-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "vagar" mean?
As a verb, "vagar" means: Tener tiempo y lugar suficiente o necesario para hacer una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "vagar"?
"vagar" is commonly confused with "vaya", "vega", "vago". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vagar" is [baˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vagar" come from?
"vagar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.