ágar

/ˈa.gaɹ/

//ˈa.gaɹ// noun

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The verdict

“ágar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #73,654 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,654
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie de goma que é extraída das algas vermelhas

Key facts for ágar
PropertyValue
Headwordágar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.gaɹ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ágar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ágar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ágar is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈa.gaɹ/. Corpus data places it at rank #73,654 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "espécie de goma que é extraída das algas vermelhas".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ágar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ágar, spelled Á-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de goma que é extraída das algas vermelhas

Synonyms

ágar-ágaragarosegelose

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ágar"?
"ágar" is spelled Á-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.gaɹ/.
What does "ágar" mean?
As a noun, "ágar" means: espécie de goma que é extraída das algas vermelhas
How do you pronounce "ágar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ágar" is /ˈa.gaɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ágar" come from?
"ágar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ágar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Á-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈa.gaɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

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

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