agent

\a.ʒɑ̃\

/\a.ʒɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“agent” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,798 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,798
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui est chargé d’une fonction, d’une mission, soit par un gouvernement ou par une administration, soit par un ou plusieurs particuliers.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

agent vs agit
60% similar
agent vs âgés
20% similar
agent vs amen
60% similar

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

Key facts for agent
PropertyValue
Headwordagent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʒɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,798
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). agent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for agent is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʒɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,798 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for agent, with forms such as "aegnt", "agennt", and "agentt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "agit", "âgés", "amen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is agent, spelled A-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui est chargé d’une fonction, d’une mission, soit par un gouvernement ou par une administration, soit par un ou plusieurs particuliers.
  2. 2
    Fonctionnaire de police. → voir agent de police
  3. 3
    Celui qui représente un artiste, assure la gestion et le suivi de sa carrière, trouve des engagements, négocie les contrats, assure sa promotion.
  4. 4
    Ce qui agit.
  5. 5
    Tout ce qui agit, tout ce qui opère.
  6. 6
    Cause qui opère par opposition à un patient sur lequel elle opère.
  7. 7
    Personne ou chose qui fait une action, montrée généralement par un sujet dans la voix active.
  8. 8
    Logiciel envoyé sur un réseau pour effectuer une tâche à la place de l’utilisateur et sans son intervention.
  9. 9
    Personne travaillant pour un service de renseignement sans en faire partie.

Antonyms

patient

This word in other languages

agent(English)agente(Español)Agent(Deutsch)agente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aegnt,agennt,agentt,agetn,aggent,agnet,gaent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agent - 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.

aegnt2agennt1agentt1agetn2aggent1agnet2gaent2
Edit distance from "agent"

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 "agent"?
"agent" is spelled A-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "agent" mean?
As a noun, "agent" means: Celui qui est chargé d’une fonction, d’une mission, soit par un gouvernement ou par une administration, soit par un ou plusieurs particuliers.
What words are commonly confused with "agent"?
"agent" is commonly confused with "agit", "âgés", "amen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agent" is \a.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agent" come from?
"agent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “agent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-G-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʒɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “agit” - see the side-by-side comparison. agent vs agit
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list