argot
/ˈɑɹɡoʊ/noun
argot is spelled A-R-G-O-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, argot means “A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of argot is argots.
How many letters and syllables are in argot?
| Letters | 5: A-R-G-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is argot?
Argot appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 argot?
- UK /ˈɑːɡəʊ/
- US /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/
- US /ˈɑɹɡət/
Argot has 2 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-argot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with argot?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as argot from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹɡoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gator, groat, gotra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of argot
- argots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does argot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- 2
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
- 3
A strongly marked style of speaking.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Argot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | argot |
| German | Argot, Rotwelsch |
| Portuguese | calão, argot , jargão |
| Spanish | argot, germanía |
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 argot come from?
Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).