agnathe

\aɡ.nat\

/\aɡ.nat\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre d'un groupe polyphylétique de crâniates (Craniata) dépourvus de mâchoire ou de mâchoire inférieure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agnathe · agnathe · French

agnathe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 agnathe
PropertyValue
Headwordagnathe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aɡ.nat\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agnathe » en français

agnathereste 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

agnathe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aɡ.nat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membre d'un groupe polyphylétique de crâniates (Craniata) dépourvus de mâchoire ou de mâchoire inférieure.".

No misspelling variants are generated for agnathe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is agnathe, spelled A-G-N-A-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membre d'un groupe polyphylétique de crâniates (Craniata) dépourvus de mâchoire ou de mâchoire inférieure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La lamproie n’est pas un poisson, elle n’a pas de mâchoires, c’est un agnathe.

Synonyms

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 "agnathe"?
"agnathe" is spelled A-G-N-A-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aɡ.nat\.
What does "agnathe" mean?
As a noun, "agnathe" means: Membre d'un groupe polyphylétique de crâniates (Craniata) dépourvus de mâchoire ou de mâchoire inférieure.
How do you pronounce "agnathe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agnathe" is \aɡ.nat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agnathe" come from?
"agnathe" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list