aggress

/əˈɡɹɛs/

//əˈɡɹɛs// noun

"aggress" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aggress” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aggression.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggress · aggress · English

aggress · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for aggress
PropertyValue
Headwordaggress
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈɡɹɛs/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “aggress” in English

aggresssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aggress is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈɡɹɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aggression.".

Zero misspellings are on record for aggress in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade. The correct English form is aggress, spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aggression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess.

Etymology

From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

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 "aggress"?
"aggress" is spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɡɹɛs/.
What does "aggress" mean?
As a noun, "aggress" means: Aggression.
How do you pronounce "aggress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggress" is /əˈɡɹɛs/. 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 "aggress"?
From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list