fagot
/ˈfæɡ.ət/noun, verb
fagot is spelled F-A-G-O-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fagot means “Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of sticks”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fagot is fagots.
How many letters and syllables are in fagot?
| Letters | 5: F-A-G-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fagot?
Fagot appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 fagot?
- UK /ˈfæɡ.ət/
Fagot has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fagot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fagot
Sounds like: faggot (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of fagot
- fagots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fagoting participle, present
- fagoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fagot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of sticks”).
- 2
Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of iron or steel”).
- 3
obsoleteA fagotto, or bassoon.
- 4
IrelandUKobsoleteA person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company .
verb
- 1
To make a fagot of (objects); to bind (objects) together in a fagot or bundle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fagot come from?
Most likely from Italian fagotto, from Latin fascis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).