against

\əˈɡɛnst\

/\əˈɡɛnst\/ prep

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The verdict

“against” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,747
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contre, dans le sens contraire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-against · against · French

against · rank #23,747 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,747
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH african

Nearest frequency peer: african (-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 « against »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « against » 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).

against vs again
71% similar

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

Key facts for against
PropertyValue
Headwordagainst
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\əˈɡɛnst\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,747
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « against »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).againstse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « african » (#23,746), « agrandit » (#23,748), « administrée » (#23,745). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « against » est au #23,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around against (IPA \əˈɡɛnst\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #23,747 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for against, with forms such as "aaginst", "againnst", and "againsst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "again", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is against, spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contre, dans le sens contraire.
  2. 2
    En opposition, socialement :
  3. 3
    En opposition, socialement :
  4. 4
    En opposition, socialement :
  5. 5
    Contre, en contact avec.
  6. 6
    En échange de, contre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She is swimming against the current.
  2. Your team is playing against hers tonight.

Synonyms

versus

Antonyms

forwith

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaginst
  • againnst
  • againsst
  • againstt
  • againts
  • agaisnt
  • aganist
  • aggainst
  • agianst
  • gaainst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of against - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aaginst2againnst1againsst1againstt1againts2agaisnt2aganist2aggainst1
Edit distance from "against"

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 "against"?
"against" is spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \əˈɡɛnst\.
What does "against" mean?
As a preposition, "against" means: Contre, dans le sens contraire.
What words are commonly confused with "against"?
"against" is commonly confused with "again". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "against"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "against" is \əˈɡɛnst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "against" come from?
"against" 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 "against", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

african#23,746ambiguë#23,755veillez#23,727tueries#23,724

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

utopique10 variantsBahreïn10 variantscoiffeuse10 variantsrénovée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list