agent de sécurité

\a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\

/\a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personnel d’une société privée chargée de tâches de surveillance contre les actes de malveillance, vols, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agent-de-securite · agent de sécurité · French

agent de sécurité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 agent de sécurité
PropertyValue
Headwordagent de sécurité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agent de sécurité » en français

agent de sécuritéreste 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

agent de sécurité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personnel d’une société privée chargée de tâches de surveillance contre les actes de malveillance, vols, etc.".

agent de sécurité doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is agent de sécurité, spelled A-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personnel d’une société privée chargée de tâches de surveillance contre les actes de malveillance, vols, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les 16 et 17 juillet 2016, des agents de sécurité – armés de gourdins et de bâtons – avaient frappé plusieurs activistes pacifistes, à Bure (Meuse).

Synonyms

agent de prévention et de sécuritégardienveilleur de nuitvigile

This word in other languages

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 "agent de sécurité"?
"agent de sécurité" is spelled A-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\.
What does "agent de sécurité" mean?
As a noun, "agent de sécurité" means: Personnel d’une société privée chargée de tâches de surveillance contre les actes de malveillance, vols, etc.
How do you pronounce "agent de sécurité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agent de sécurité" is \a.ʒɑ̃ də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agent de sécurité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list