again

\ə.ˈɡɛn\

/\ə.ˈɡɛn\/ adv

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The verdict

“again” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,557
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encore, de nouveau, à nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-again · again · French

again · rank #15,557 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,557
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH affaibli

Nearest frequency peer: affaibli (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « again »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « again » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

again vs agit
60% similar
again vs agir
60% similar
again vs alan
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for again
PropertyValue
Headwordagain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ə.ˈɡɛn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,557
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « again »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.againse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « affaibli » (#15,556), « aisance » (#15,558), « accusant » (#15,554). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « again » est au #15,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around again (IPA \ə.ˈɡɛn\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #15,557 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for again, with forms such as "aagin", "againn", and "agani". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "agit", "agir", "alan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is again, spelled A-G-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encore, de nouveau, à nouveau.
  2. 2
    Déjà. Utilisé quand on demande une information qu’on connaissait mais qu’on a oubliée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how again appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She did it again.
  2. When is your birthday again?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aagin
  • againn
  • agani
  • aggain
  • agian
  • gaain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of again - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aagin2againn1agani2aggain1agian2gaain2
Edit distance from "again"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "again"?
"again" is spelled A-G-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.ˈɡɛn\.
What does "again" mean?
As an adverb, "again" means: Encore, de nouveau, à nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "again"?
"again" is commonly confused with "agit", "agir", "alan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "again"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "again" is \ə.ˈɡɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "again" come from?
"again" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "again", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alpin#15,560water#15,539buter#15,581vante#15,531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

trier6 variantstaré6 variantshaies6 variantshunt6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list