agresseur

\a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\

/\a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“agresseur” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,817 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,817
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui agresse, attaque le premier.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

agresseur vs assesseur
78% similar
agresseur vs agresseurs
90% similar
agresseur vs agresse
78% similar

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

Key facts for agresseur
PropertyValue
Headwordagresseur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,817
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agresseur” 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). agresseur lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for agresseur is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,817 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Celui qui agresse, attaque le premier.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for agresseur, with forms such as "agersseur", "aggresseur", and "agresesur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "assesseur", "agresseurs", "agresse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 agresseur, spelled A-G-R-E-S-S-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui agresse, attaque le premier.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agersseur,aggresseur,agresesur,agreseur,agresseru,agresseurr,agressuer,agrresseur,agrseseur,argesseur,garesseur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agersseur2aggresseur1agresesur2agreseur1agresseru2agresseurr1agressuer2agrresseur1
Edit distance from "agresseur"

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 "agresseur"?
"agresseur" is spelled A-G-R-E-S-S-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\.
What does "agresseur" mean?
As a noun, "agresseur" means: Celui qui agresse, attaque le premier.
What words are commonly confused with "agresseur"?
"agresseur" is commonly confused with "assesseur", "agresseurs", "agresse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agresseur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agresseur" is \a.ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agresseur" come from?
"agresseur" 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 “agresseur”

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

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