agio
\a.ʒjo\
The verdict
“agio” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plus-value ou prime des monnaies métalliques sur les monnaies de compte ou de banque.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agio |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʒjo\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “agio” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for agio is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʒjo\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for agio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is agio, spelled A-G-I-O.
Definition
- 1Plus-value ou prime des monnaies métalliques sur les monnaies de compte ou de banque.
- 2Change.
- 3Espèce de prime qui était demandée à chaque renouvellement de bien en plus de l’intérêt et des droits de courtage.
- 4Bénéfices faits par la spéculation sur la hausse et la baisse du taux de change de la monnaie.
- 5Frais retenus par les banques sur les commissions, les intérêts et le change, ou seulement une de ces trois opérations.
- 6Spéculation déloyale, escroquerie sur la hausse et la baisse des effets publics.
- 7Prime donnée au port variable en fonction des conditions de la mer, de l’importance géographique du lieu et des taux des monnaies.
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.
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Using “agio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-G-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ʒjo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.