agrume

\a.ɡʁym\

/\a.ɡʁym\/ noun

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The verdict

“agrume” is uncommon French (frequency #72,892 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,892
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbuste fruitier tel que l’oranger ou le citronnier, de la famille des rutacées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-agrume · agrume · French

agrume · rank #72,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,892
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agne

Nearest frequency peer: agne (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « agrume »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « agrume » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agrume
PropertyValue
Headwordagrume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁym\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « agrume » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.agrumetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « agne » (#72,891), « ajourée » (#72,893), « ajoutèrent » (#72,894). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « agrume » est au #72,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agrume is uncommon French at frequency #72,892 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ɡʁym\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agrume, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is agrume, spelled A-G-R-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbuste fruitier tel que l’oranger ou le citronnier, de la famille des rutacées.
  2. 2
    Fruit produit par ces arbustes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les agrumes s’hybrident très facilement, même entre espèces de genres différents.
  2. Les agrumes représentent la première production fruitière mondiale.

Synonyms

hespérides

This word in other languages

citrus(English)cítrico(Español)Zitrusfrucht(Deutsch)

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 "agrume"?
"agrume" is spelled A-G-R-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁym\.
What does "agrume" mean?
As a noun, "agrume" means: Arbuste fruitier tel que l’oranger ou le citronnier, de la famille des rutacées.
How do you pronounce "agrume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agrume" is \a.ɡʁym\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agrume" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agrume", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alibis#72,898acérés#72,883alluma#72,901Arabic#72,919

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list