agasse
\a.ɡas\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agasse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ɡas\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « agasse » en français
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
- 1Variante de agace.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how agasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.