yaguareté

[ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e]

/[ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“yaguareté” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

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...

Key facts for yaguareté
PropertyValue
Headwordyaguareté
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yaguareté” sits in Spanish frequency

yaguareté falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for yaguareté is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. 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...".

No misspelling variants are generated for yaguareté in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is yaguareté, spelled Y-A-G-U-A-R-E-T-É.

Definition

  1. 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, aunqu existen ejemplares con melanismo, completamente negros. Son predadores solitarios, que cazan en la selva y junto a los ríos, sin tenr 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

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yaguareté"?
"yaguareté" is spelled Y-A-G-U-A-R-E-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e].
What does "yaguareté" mean?
As a noun, "yaguareté" means: (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...
How do you pronounce "yaguareté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yaguareté" is [ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yaguareté" come from?
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Using “yaguareté”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-A-G-U-A-R-E-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʝaɣ̞waɾeˈt̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list