ágar

/ˈa.gaɹ/

//ˈa.gaɹ// noun

The verdict

“ágar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,654 among 25 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,654
frequency rank, Portuguese
25
“Á” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de goma que é extraída das algas vermelhas

Corpus desk

Index PT-agar · ágar · Portuguese

ágar · rank #73,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,654
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 25
  • PHOTO-FINISH whether

Nearest frequency peer: whether (-12 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ágar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ágar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “ágar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ágarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “whether” (#73,642), “ventana” (#73,628), “alpiste” (#73,693). Entre 25 lemas com “Á”, “ágar” fica em #73,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ágar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,654 among 25 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈa.gaɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list