Agassi

/ˈæ.ɡə.si/

//ˈæ.ɡə.si// name

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"agassi" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Agassi” is uncommon English (frequency #53,360 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,360
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Armenian, Persian, Turkish, or Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agassi · Agassi · English

Agassi · rank #53,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,360
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeration

Nearest frequency peer: aeration (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Agassi”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Agassi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Agassi
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgassi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæ.ɡə.si/
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Agassi” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “aeration” (#53,358), “Akita” (#53,363), “acca” (#53,356). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Agassi” is #53,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Agassi is uncommon English at frequency #53,360 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈæ.ɡə.si/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Armenian, Persian, Turkish, or Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Agassi in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Adaptation of Armenian Աղասի (Aġasi). The correct English form is Agassi, spelled A-G-A-S-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Armenian, Persian, Turkish, or Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Agassi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Andre Agassi

Etymology

Adaptation of Armenian Աղասի (Aġasi).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Agassi"?
"Agassi" is spelled A-G-A-S-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæ.ɡə.si/.
What does "Agassi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Agassi" means: A surname from Armenian, Persian, Turkish, or Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
How do you pronounce "Agassi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agassi" is /ˈæ.ɡə.si/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Agassi"?
Adaptation of Armenian Աղասի (Aġasi). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Altair#53,367Ararat#53,376aviary#53,386baddie#53,388

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list