agitateur

\a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\

/\a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“agitateur” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,419 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#45,419
frequency rank, French
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui agite une assemblée, une foule, en vue d’y causer du trouble.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

agitateur vs aviateur
78% similar
agitateur vs animateur
78% similar
agitateur vs agitateurs
90% similar

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

Key facts for agitateur
PropertyValue
Headwordagitateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,419
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agitateur” 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). agitateur 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 agitateur is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,419 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for agitateur, with forms such as "aggitateur", "agiatteur", and "agitaetur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aviateur", "animateur", "agitateurs", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is agitateur, spelled A-G-I-T-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui agite une assemblée, une foule, en vue d’y causer du trouble.
  2. 2
    Baguette de verre dont on se sert pour remuer dans un récipient toutes sortes de liquides.
  3. 3
    Moteur qui possède des pales, des hélices ou une vis sur son arbre afin d’homogénéiser la solution d'un réacteur ou réservoir sur lequel il est placé.
  4. 4
    Aimant rotatif permettant de mélanger automatiquement une solution dans laquelle se trouve une petite barre de fer recouverte de verre.

This word in other languages

agitator(English)agitador(Español)Aufwiegler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aggitateur,agiatteur,agitaetur,agitateru,agitateurr,agitatteur,agitatuer,agittaeur,agittateur,agtiateur,aigtateur,gaitateur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agitateur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aggitateur1agiatteur2agitaetur2agitateru2agitateurr1agitatteur1agitatuer2agittaeur2
Edit distance from "agitateur"

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 "agitateur"?
"agitateur" is spelled A-G-I-T-A-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\.
What does "agitateur" mean?
As a noun, "agitateur" means: Celui qui agite une assemblée, une foule, en vue d’y causer du trouble.
What words are commonly confused with "agitateur"?
"agitateur" is commonly confused with "aviateur", "animateur", "agitateurs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agitateur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agitateur" is \a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agitateur" come from?
"agitateur" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “agitateur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-G-I-T-A-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʒi.ta.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “aviateur” - see the side-by-side comparison. agitateur vs aviateur
  • 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