agreement

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

//əˈɡɹiːmənt// noun

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

The verdict

“agreement” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,383
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agreement · agreement · English

agreement · rank #1,383 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,383
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH advice

Nearest frequency peer: advice (-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 “agreement”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “agreement” 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
Key facts for agreement
PropertyValue
Headwordagreement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈɡɹiːmənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,383
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “agreement”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).agreementlands 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 “advice” (#1,382), “ain't” (#1,384), “worse” (#1,381). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agreement” is #1,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around agreement (IPA /əˈɡɹiːmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,383 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for agreement, with forms such as "agerement", "aggreement", and "agreeemnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old Fr… The correct English form is agreement, spelled A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
  2. 2
    A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
  3. 3
    A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
  4. 4
    Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
  5. 5
    An agreeable quality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. to enter an agreement
  2. The UK and US negotiators were nearing agreement.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.

Synonyms

concordconventioncovenantmeeting of the mindspacttreatycongenialityconcurrenceharmonyaccordsettlementamenitypleasantnessnicenessaccordanceagreementcomplianceconcertsympathyconformanceconformitycongruencecongruencycongruitykeepinguniformityunison

Antonyms

conflictdisagreementdiscorddiscordancedissension

This word in other languages

acuerdo(Español)accord(Français)Vereinbarung(Deutsch)consenso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agerement
  • aggreement
  • agreeemnt
  • agreemennt
  • agreementt
  • agreemetn
  • agreemment
  • agreemnet
  • agremeent
  • agrement
  • agrreement
  • argeement
  • gareement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agreement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agerement2aggreement1agreeemnt2agreemennt1agreementt1agreemetn2agreemment1agreemnet2
Edit distance from "agreement"

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 "agreement"?
"agreement" is spelled A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɡɹiːmənt/.
What does "agreement" mean?
As a noun, "agreement" means: An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
What are common misspellings of "agreement"?
Common misspellings include "agerement", "aggreement", "agreeemnt", "agreemennt", "agreementt". The correct spelling is "agreement".
How do you pronounce "agreement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agreement" is /əˈɡɹiːmənt/. 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 "agreement"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French ... 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 "agreement", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

eventually13 variantsprograms13 variantsdirectly13 variantstherefore13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list