agent secret
\a.ʒɑ̃ sə.kʁɛ\
The verdict
“agent secret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne secrètement employée dans l’espionnage au service d’une organisation, d’un gouvernement ou d’une compagnie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-agent-secret · agent secret · French
agent secret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | agent secret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʒɑ̃ sə.kʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « agent secret » en français
Rare enough to double-check
agent secret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʒɑ̃ sə.kʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne secrètement employée dans l’espionnage au service d’une organisation, d’un gouvernement ou d’une compagnie.".
No misspelling variants are generated for agent secret in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is agent secret, spelled A-G-E-N-T- -S-E-C-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Personne secrètement employée dans l’espionnage au service d’une organisation, d’un gouvernement ou d’une compagnie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how agent secret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sans doute considérait-il qu’un agent secret, ayant brillamment rempli une mission, ne méritait pas qu’on lui témoignât autre chose qu’une solide estime.
Et il fit pouët-pouët avec un klaxon en se tapant les cuisses de rire. Les deux agents secrets se regardèrent avec circonspection.
Synonyms
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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.