agrafe

\a.ɡʁaf\

/\a.ɡʁaf\/ noun

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The verdict

“agrafe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,312
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit accessoire métallique servant à réunir deux éléments d’un même objet.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

agrafe vs arabe
67% similar
agrafe vs agrégé
50% similar
agrafe vs agréée
67% similar

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

Key facts for agrafe
PropertyValue
Headwordagrafe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁaf\
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,312
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agrafe” 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). agrafe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around agrafe (IPA \a.ɡʁaf\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,312 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for agrafe, with forms such as "agarfe", "aggrafe", and "agraef". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "arabe", "agrégé", "agréée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is agrafe, spelled A-G-R-A-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit accessoire métallique servant à réunir deux éléments d’un même objet.
  2. 2
    Sorte de crochet qui passe dans un anneau appelé porte et qui sert à attacher ensemble différentes choses.
  3. 3
    Crampon de fer, qui sert à retenir des pierres, des marbres, à empêcher qu’ils ne se désunissent.
  4. 4
    Ornement sculpté, placé à la tête des arcs, qui semble unir entre elles, par une console ou un mascaron, les moulures de l’archivolte avec la clef de l’arc.
  5. 5
    Fil métallique aux extrémités pliables, qui permet d'attacher divers objets.
  6. 6
    Petite attache en acier ou en titane servant à fermer les plaies sans toucher le bord de celle-ci.

This word in other languages

hook(English)grapa(Español)Agraffe(Deutsch)colchete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agarfe
  • aggrafe
  • agraef
  • agraffe
  • agrfae
  • agrrafe
  • argafe
  • garafe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agarfe2aggrafe1agraef2agraffe1agrfae2agrrafe1argafe2garafe2
Edit distance from "agrafe"

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 "agrafe"?
"agrafe" is spelled A-G-R-A-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁaf\.
What does "agrafe" mean?
As a noun, "agrafe" means: Petit accessoire métallique servant à réunir deux éléments d’un même objet.
What words are commonly confused with "agrafe"?
"agrafe" is commonly confused with "arabe", "agrégé", "agréée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agrafe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrafe" is \a.ɡʁaf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrafe" come from?
"agrafe" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “agrafe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-G-R-A-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ɡʁaf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “arabe” - see the side-by-side comparison. agrafe vs arabe
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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