argot
/ˈɑːɡəʊ/
"argot" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“argot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
Corpus desk
Index EN-argot · argot · English
argot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | argot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːɡəʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “argot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
argot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːɡəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
argot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin. The correct English form is argot, spelled A-R-G-O-T.
Definition
- 1A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- 2The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
- 3A strongly marked style of speaking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how argot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
Etymology
Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.
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.