agasse

\a.ɡas\

/\a.ɡas\/ noun

The verdict

“agasse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de agace.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agasse · agasse · French

agasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for agasse
PropertyValue
Headwordagasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡas\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agasse » en français

agassereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ɡas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de agace.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agasse, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is agasse, spelled A-G-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de agace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Or, voilà qu’à ces mots, l’agasse se met à crier. Elle jure, elle sacre, elle bat des ailes, elle vole, elle couvre d’invectives je ne sais qui, je ne sais quoi, qui est dans la vallée d’Armes.
  2. Les derniers engins avaient pris quatre darnagas, et une pie. « Ho ho ! s’écria Lili. Une agasse ! Qu’est-ce qu’elle est venue faire ici ? Et elle se prend à un piège tout nu ! Ça devait être la fadade de sa famille, parce que… »

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agasse"?
"agasse" is spelled A-G-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡas\.
What does "agasse" mean?
As a noun, "agasse" means: Variante de agace.
How do you pronounce "agasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agasse" is \a.ɡas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agasse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list