agraphie

\a.ɡʁa.fi\

/\a.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impossibilité d’écrire, constituant, avec l’aphasie, deux symptômes importants des maladies mentales, des apoplexies et du ramollissement cérébral ou des incapacités motrices.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agraphie · agraphie · French

agraphie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 agraphie
PropertyValue
Headwordagraphie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agraphie » en français

agraphien'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

agraphie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impossibilité d’écrire, constituant, avec l’aphasie, deux symptômes importants des maladies mentales, des apoplexies et du ramollissement cérébral ou des incapacités motrices.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agraphie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 agraphie, spelled A-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impossibilité d’écrire, constituant, avec l’aphasie, deux symptômes importants des maladies mentales, des apoplexies et du ramollissement cérébral ou des incapacités motrices.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lorsqu'un écrivain « de sf » subit une crise d’agraphie non lésionnelle (parfois appelée flemmingite, mélancolie, coma éthylique, etc.) mais désire néanmoins assurer ses fins de mois — c'est-à-dire obtenir à peu près l'équivalent du S.M.I.C. — plusieurs possibilités s'offrent à lui.

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 "agraphie"?
"agraphie" is spelled A-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "agraphie" mean?
As a noun, "agraphie" means: Impossibilité d’écrire, constituant, avec l’aphasie, deux symptômes importants des maladies mentales, des apoplexies et du ramollissement cérébral ou des incapacités motrices.
How do you pronounce "agraphie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agraphie" is \a.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agraphie" come from?
"agraphie" 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