vaguada
[baˈɣ̞wað̞a]
The verdict
“vaguada” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,701 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,701
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zona más baja de un valle o zona por la que van las aguas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vaguada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈɣ̞wað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vaguada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vaguada is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈɣ̞wað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,701 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
vaguada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is vaguada, spelled V-A-G-U-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Zona más baja de un valle o zona por la que van las aguas.
- 2Línea que une los puntos de menor altitud en un valle que se emplea a escala internacional para definir geográficamente el perfil longitudinal de un río desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura.
- 3Línea que une los puntos de menor presión atmosférica que forman un valle entre dos zonas de alta presión.
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 “vaguada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-G-U-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈɣ̞wað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.