agonir

\a.ɡɔ.niʁ\

/\a.ɡɔ.niʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaquer par des paroles outrageuses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agonir · agonir · French

agonir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 agonir
PropertyValue
Headwordagonir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ɡɔ.niʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agonir » en français

agonirreste 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

agonir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.ɡɔ.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attaquer par des paroles outrageuses.".

agonir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is agonir, spelled A-G-O-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attaquer par des paroles outrageuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Attention aux artistes ! nous prévint le patron. J’les paie leur poids d’bobards et j’tiens pas à m’faire agonir.
  2. Ils le saisirent, le juchèrent en lieu plus sûr, le maintinrent, tandis qu’il agonissait le maître, lui montrant le poing avec d’horribles blasphèmes, nous sommant en mots abjects.

Synonyms

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 "agonir"?
"agonir" is spelled A-G-O-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡɔ.niʁ\.
What does "agonir" mean?
As a verb, "agonir" means: Attaquer par des paroles outrageuses.
How do you pronounce "agonir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agonir" is \a.ɡɔ.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agonir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list