# argentine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/ · frequency rank #12,542

## Definitions
1. Containing or resembling silver.

## Etymology
From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.

## Easily confused with
- **arginine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argentine-vs-arginine)
- **Argentina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argentina-vs-argentine)

## Common misspellings (13)
`agrentine`, `aregntine`, `argenitne`, `argenntine`, `argentien`, `argentinne`, `argentnie`, `argenttine`, `argetnine`, `arggentine`, `argnetine`, `arrgentine`, `ragentine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/argentine