agoge
/əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/noun
agoge is spelled A-G-O-G-E: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agoge means “In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agoge is agoges.
How many letters and syllables are in agoge?
| Letters | 5: A-G-O-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is agoge?
Agoge appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 agoge?
- US /əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/
- UK /əˈɡəʊ.d͡ʒi/
Agoge has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agoge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with agoge?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as agoge from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdʒi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of agoge
- agoges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agoge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
- 2
Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as ductus in medieval music.
- 3
A rigorous training regimen for Spartan men in preparation for army service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does agoge come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).