argent

/\aʁ.ʒɑ̃\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#359

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

argent is aFrenchnoun. It means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 47, de symbole Ag. Pronounced \aʁ.ʒɑ̃\. It ranks #359 in French word frequency. Often confused with arrêt and argot.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of argent in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for argent is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #359 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for argent, with forms such as "agrent", "aregnt", and "argennt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is argent, spelled A-R-G-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agrent,aregnt,argennt,argentt,argetn,arggent,argnet,arrgent,ragent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for argent

Misspelling Variants of "argent"

agrent6aregnt6argennt7argentt7argetn6arggent7argnet6arrgent7
Misspelling Variants of "argent"

Frequency rank: #359 in French

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.