agon
a·gon/ˈæ.ɡoʊn/noun
agon is spelled A-G-O-N: 4 letters and 2 syllables (a·gon). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agon means “A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agon is agons or agones.
How many letters and syllables are in agon?
| Letters | 4: A-G-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: a·gon |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 agon?
Agon appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 agon?
- UK /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/
- US /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/
Agon has 2 syllables, split a·gon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-agon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with agon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as agon (/æɡoʊn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gaon, goan.
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 agon
- agons plural
- agones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
- 2
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
- 3
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
- 4
A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a struggle or contest:
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 agon come from?
From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).