Agrigento

/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/

//ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ// name

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of Sicily, Italy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agrigento · Agrigento · English

Agrigento · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Agrigento
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgrigento
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Agrigento” in English

Agrigentofalls 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

Agrigento is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Agrigento, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at th… The correct English form is Agrigento, spelled A-G-R-I-G-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of Sicily, Italy.
  2. 2
    The capital city of Agrigento.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at the edge”).

This word in other languages

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 "Agrigento"?
"Agrigento" is spelled A-G-R-I-G-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/.
What does "Agrigento" mean?
As a proper noun, "Agrigento" means: A province of Sicily, Italy.
How do you pronounce "Agrigento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agrigento" is /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/. 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 "Agrigento"?
Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákr... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list