agrafer

\a.ɡʁa.fe\

/\a.ɡʁa.fe\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“agrafer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Attacher avec une agrafe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agrafer · agrafer · French

agrafer · 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 agrafer
PropertyValue
Headwordagrafer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ɡʁa.fe\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “agrafer” se place dans la fréquence du français

agrafern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agrafer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.ɡʁa.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

agrafer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 agrafer, spelled A-G-R-A-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attacher avec une agrafe.
  2. 2
    Se rattacher.
  3. 3
    Arrêter, aborder quelqu'un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Agrafer une robe, un manteau, des feuilles de papier.
  2. La robe étoffée de la vieille tante s'ajusta parfaitement sur la taille mince de Sylvie, qui me dit de l'agrafer.

This word in other languages

clasp(English)grapar(Español)raffen(Deutsch)acolchetar(Português)

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 "agrafer"?
"agrafer" is spelled A-G-R-A-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁa.fe\.
What does "agrafer" mean?
As a verb, "agrafer" means: Attacher avec une agrafe.
How do you pronounce "agrafer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrafer" is \a.ɡʁa.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrafer" come from?
"agrafer" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

What to do next

You've looked up "agrafer". Here's where to go from here.

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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