agri-food

/ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/

//ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd// noun

"agri-food" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agri-food” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.

Key facts for agri-food
PropertyValue
Headwordagri-food
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agri-food” sits in English frequency

agri-food falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agri-food is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for agri-food, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From agri- + food. The correct English form is agri-food, spelled A-G-R-I---F-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.

Etymology

From agri- + food.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agri-food"?
"agri-food" is spelled A-G-R-I---F-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/.
What does "agri-food" mean?
As a noun, "agri-food" means: The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.
How do you pronounce "agri-food"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agri-food" is /ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/. 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 "agri-food"?
From agri- + food. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “agri-food”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-G-R-I---F-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list