aigres

\ɛɡʁ\

/\ɛɡʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“aigres” is uncommon French (frequency #88,294 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,294
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de l'adjectif aigre.

Key facts for aigres
PropertyValue
Headwordaigres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛɡʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aigres” 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). aigres lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

aigres is uncommon French at frequency #88,294 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɡʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de l'adjectif aigre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for aigres in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aigres, spelled A-I-G-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de l'adjectif aigre.

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 "aigres"?
"aigres" is spelled A-I-G-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡʁ\.
What does "aigres" mean?
As an adjective, "aigres" means: Pluriel de l'adjectif aigre.
How do you pronounce "aigres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aigres" is \ɛɡʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aigres" come from?
"aigres" 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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Using “aigres”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-I-G-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛɡʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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