agg

verb

"agg" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agg” is uncommon English (frequency #61,250 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,250
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of egg (“encourage”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-agg · agg · English

agg · rank #61,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,250
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH acrid

Nearest frequency peer: acrid (-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 “agg”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agg
PropertyValue
Headwordagg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters3
Frequency rank#61,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agg” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).aggfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “acrid” (#61,248), “Acevedo” (#61,247), “Ajayi” (#61,253). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agg” is #61,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agg is uncommon English at frequency #61,250 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of egg (“encourage”).".

Zero misspellings are on record for agg in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is agg, spelled A-G-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of egg (“encourage”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. And as for Cynthy, his maw, she won't hardly speak to me; and, though she is my offspring, is the bitter-heartedest and keen-tonguedest woman hit ever was my lot to meet up with. But for her agging him on, hit is my belief Fulty never would [do anything].

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 "agg"?
"agg" is spelled A-G-G.
What does "agg" mean?
As a verb, "agg" means: Alternative form of egg (“encourage”).
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list