agora
/ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/noun
agora is spelled A-G-O-R-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agora means “A place for gathering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agora is agorae or agorai.
How many letters and syllables are in agora?
| Letters | 5: A-G-O-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agora?
Agora appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 agora?
- US /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/
- US /əˈɡɔː.ɹə/
As a noun (“Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th…”): /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/.
Agora has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agora1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agora2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of agora
- agorae plural
- agorai plural
- agoras plural
- agorot plural
- agoroth plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agora mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place for gathering.
- 2
A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
- 3
Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agora in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 agora come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).