argent

\aʁ.ʒɑ̃\

/\aʁ.ʒɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“argent” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#359
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 47, de symbole Ag.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argent · argent · French

argent · rank #359 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #359
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH étais

Nearest frequency peer: étais (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « argent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « argent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

argent vs arrêt
50% similar
argent vs argot
67% similar
argent vs Avent
50% similar

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

Key facts for argent
PropertyValue
Headwordargent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ʒɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#359
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « argent »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.argentse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « étais » (#358), « tour » (#360), « vont » (#357). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « argent » est au #359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around argent (IPA \aʁ.ʒɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #359 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for argent, with forms such as "agrent", "aregnt", and "argennt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arrêt", "argot", "Avent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is argent, spelled A-R-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 47, de symbole Ag.
  2. 2
    Corps simple métallique solide de cet élément en conditions atmosphériques. Connu depuis l’antiquité, ce métal blanc, ductile, est considéré comme précieux tant pour sa rareté que pour ses qualités physico-chimiques.
  3. 3
    Ressource monétaire sous forme de pièces de monnaie dans ce métal.
  4. 4
    Toute valeur monétaire.
  5. 5
    Couleur gris neutre clair à très clair. Induit souvent une idée de brillance. #CECECE
  6. 6
    Couleur ou colorant argenté.
  7. 7
    Métal servant à décrire la couleur blanche d’un élément des armoiries : écu, partition, pièce, meuble, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. D’autres […] pratiquent dans le nez des lésions simulant les ulcères de la morve, et cautérisent adroitement les dilacérations, ordinairement avec le nitrate d’argent.
  2. Le procédé au gélatino-bromure d’argent me faisait espérer des images assez nettes avec un temps de pose très court […]

Synonyms

argent-métalAg☾artichebidoubifbiffblécennedenierdjaiflouzefoinfraîchefraichefricgalettegrisbikopeckliardsliquidemaillemaravédismonnaiemottonmoulagamoulamoyensoseilleosierpainpalettepécunepélaudpesopèzepiastrepicaillonspognonquibusradisrondsousthunetunethunassetomates

This word in other languages

silver(English)plata(Español)Silber(Deutsch)prata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agrent
  • aregnt
  • argennt
  • argentt
  • argetn
  • arggent
  • argnet
  • arrgent
  • ragent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agrent2aregnt2argennt1argentt1argetn2arggent1argnet2arrgent1
Edit distance from "argent"

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 "argent"?
"argent" is spelled A-R-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "argent" mean?
As a noun, "argent" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 47, de symbole Ag.
What words are commonly confused with "argent"?
"argent" is commonly confused with "arrêt", "argot", "Avent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "argent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argent" is \aʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argent" come from?
"argent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dessus#365projet#350heures#347centre#344

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

meilleur9 variantsensuite9 variantsavaient9 variantspublic9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list