aggressor

/əˈɡɹɛsə/

//əˈɡɹɛsə// noun

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"aggressor" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aggressor” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,445
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggressor · aggressor · English

aggressor · rank #28,445 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,445
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adorn

Nearest frequency peer: adorn (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “aggressor”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “aggressor” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aggressor vs aggression
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aggressor
PropertyValue
Headwordaggressor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈɡɹɛsə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,445
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aggressor”

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).aggressorlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “adorn” (#28,444), “acacia” (#28,443), “ambivalent” (#28,447). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aggressor” is #28,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aggressor (IPA /əˈɡɹɛsə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,445 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggressor, with forms such as "aggerssor", "aggresor", and "aggresosr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aggression", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”). The correct English form is aggressor, spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hitler and the Japanese generals miscalculated badly, 10 years ago, when they thought we would not be able to use our economic power effectively for the defeat of aggression. Let would-be aggressors make no such mistake today.

Etymology

From Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”).

This word in other languages

agresor(Español)agresseur(Français)Aggressor(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggerssor
  • aggresor
  • aggresosr
  • aggressorr
  • aggressro
  • aggrressor
  • aggrsesor
  • agressor
  • agrgessor
  • gagressor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aggressor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aggerssor2aggresor1aggresosr2aggressorr1aggressro2aggrressor1aggrsesor2agressor1
Edit distance from "aggressor"

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 "aggressor"?
"aggressor" is spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɡɹɛsə/.
What does "aggressor" mean?
As a noun, "aggressor" means: The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
What words are commonly confused with "aggressor"?
"aggressor" is commonly confused with "aggression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aggressor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggressor" is /əˈɡɹɛsə/. 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 "aggressor"?
From Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”). 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 "aggressor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list