arguant

\aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\

/\aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“arguant” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,963
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent du verbe arguer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arguant · arguant · French

arguant · rank #26,963 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,963
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apprise

Nearest frequency peer: apprise (-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 « arguant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « arguant » 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).

arguant vs avouant
71% similar
arguant vs argument
75% similar
arguant vs argent
71% similar

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

Key facts for arguant
PropertyValue
Headwordarguant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,963
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arguant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).arguantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « apprise » (#26,962), « armagnac » (#26,964), « appliquait » (#26,961). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arguant » est au #26,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arguant (IPA \aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,963 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent du verbe arguer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arguant, with forms such as "agruant", "argaunt", and "argguant". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "avouant", "argument", "argent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arguant, spelled A-R-G-U-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent du verbe arguer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Benjamin finissait toujours par râlouiller, arguant que les filles venaient toujours à nous pour les mauvaises raisons, à savoir ma belle gueule.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agruant
  • argaunt
  • argguant
  • arguannt
  • arguantt
  • arguatn
  • argunat
  • arrguant
  • arugant
  • raguant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arguant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agruant2argaunt2argguant1arguannt1arguantt1arguatn2argunat2arrguant1
Edit distance from "arguant"

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 "arguant"?
"arguant" is spelled A-R-G-U-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\.
What does "arguant" mean?
As a verb, "arguant" means: Participe présent du verbe arguer.
What words are commonly confused with "arguant"?
"arguant" is commonly confused with "avouant", "argument", "argent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arguant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arguant" is \aʁ.ɡy.ɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arguant" come from?
"arguant" 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 "arguant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apprise#26,962averses#26,970agraire#26,951adonner#26,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arrondis10 variantsZoologie10 variantscasimir10 variantscessions10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list