agrès

\a.ɡʁɛ\

/\a.ɡʁɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“agrès” is uncommon French (frequency #57,731 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,731
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objets qui tiennent à la mâture d’un bâtiment, qui servent à la garnir, tels que vergues, voiles, cordages, etc. ; et, par extension, tout ce qui n’est pas la coque, les mâts, les munitions, les ar...

Key facts for agrès
PropertyValue
Headwordagrès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,731
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agrès” 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). agrès lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

agrès is uncommon French at frequency #57,731 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ɡʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for agrès, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 agrès, spelled A-G-R-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objets qui tiennent à la mâture d’un bâtiment, qui servent à la garnir, tels que vergues, voiles, cordages, etc. ; et, par extension, tout ce qui n’est pas la coque, les mâts, les munitions, les armes : le gréement, le gouvernail, les ancres, les avirons et autres objets de rechange en voiles, cordages, etc.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des engins de pêche.
  3. 3
    Objet faisant partie du matériel nécessaire pour une autre activité.
  4. 4
    Objet étonnant ou difficilement définissable.
  5. 5
    Ensemble des appareils qui garnissent un portique de gymnastique.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des appareils qui garnissent un portique de gymnastique.
  7. 7
    (Jargon des sapeurs-pompiers) Véhicule d’intervention comportant un équipage et un équipement matériel.

Synonyms

attirail

This word in other languages

rigging(English)aparejos(Español)

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 "agrès"?
"agrès" is spelled A-G-R-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁɛ\.
What does "agrès" mean?
As a noun, "agrès" means: Objets qui tiennent à la mâture d’un bâtiment, qui servent à la garnir, tels que vergues, voiles, cordages, etc. ; et, par extension, tout ce qui n’est pas la coque, les mâts, les munitions, les ar...
How do you pronounce "agrès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrès" is \a.ɡʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrès" come from?
"agrès" 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 “agrès”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-G-R-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ɡʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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