aggro
ag·gro/ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ/noun, adjective, verb
aggro is spelled A-G-G-R-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ag·gro). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aggro means “Aggravation; bother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aggro?
| Letters | 5: A-G-G-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ag·gro |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aggro?
Aggro appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aggro?
- US /ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ/
- UK /ˈæɡ.ɹəʊ/
Aggro has 2 syllables, split ag·gro in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aggro.wav, EN-AU_ck1_aggro.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aggro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aggro
- agro
- more aggro comparative
- most aggro superlative
- aggros present, singular, he/she/it
- aggroes present, singular, he/she/it
- aggroing participle, present
- aggroed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aggro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangAggravation; bother.
- 2
AustraliaUKslangAggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
Move along, lads; we don't want any aggro.
- 3
slangA measure of a player's level of belligerence.
- 4
slangHostile attention from an enemy.
You just pulled aggro off the tank and wiped the raid.
adjective
- 1
AustraliaslangAngry.
- 2
colloquialslangAggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
and now these casters are aggro to you, right? so this is the issue […]
- 3
colloquialslangOf a deck, designed for aggressive play that seeks to defeat the opponent in the early stages of the game.
- 4
colloquialslangOf a player, favoring such decks.
- 5
UKUSslangHardcore, aggressive.
verb
- 1
slangTo become aggressive towards the player's character.
They'll aggro on you if you get too close.
- 2
slangTo cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
I aggroed the dragon by stealing from its hoard, and it killed me.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aggro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make a non-player character hostile towards one:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aggro come from?
From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).