argument

\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\

/\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“argument” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,983
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raisonnement construit selon certaines règles, par lequel on tire méthodiquement une conséquence d’une ou de plusieurs propositions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argument · argument · French

argument · rank #3,983 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,983
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH automatique

Nearest frequency peer: automatique (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “argument”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “argument” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

argument vs armement
75% similar
argument vs assument
75% similar
argument vs arguments
89% similar

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

Key facts for argument
PropertyValue
Headwordargument
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,983
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “argument” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).argumentse 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 « automatique » (#3,984), « appellent » (#3,981), « cardinal » (#3,985). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around argument (IPA \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,983 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for argument, with forms such as "agrument", "arggument", and "argmuent". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "armement", "assument", "arguments", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is argument, spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raisonnement construit selon certaines règles, par lequel on tire méthodiquement une conséquence d’une ou de plusieurs propositions.
  2. 2
    Indice, preuve qui sert à affirmer ou à nier un fait.
  3. 3
    Moyen pour convaincre.
  4. 4
    Partie d’une thèse soutenue publiquement dans une université.
  5. 5
    Sujet en abrégé d’un ouvrage.
  6. 6
    Inverse d'une fonction hyperbolique ^([1]) ^([2]).
  7. 7
    Valeur fournie à un paramètre lors de l’appel à une fonction ou à un programme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les mystères, étant supra-rationnels, ne sauraient être démontrés ; mais, comme ils ne sont pas pour cela anti-rationnels, les arguments qui tendent à établir qu’ils sont absurdes n’ont aucune valeur probante et peuvent être apodictiquement réfutés.
  2. Personne ne pouvait prononcer une phrase, dire un mot, apprécier un argument, juger un fait sans qu’aussitôt les autres ne demandassent : « la conclusion ? »

Antonyms

contrargumentcontre-argumentoption

This word in other languages

argument(English)argumento(Español)Argument(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agrument
  • arggument
  • argmuent
  • arguemnt
  • argumennt
  • argumentt
  • argumetn
  • argumment
  • argumnet
  • arrgument
  • arugment
  • ragument

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agrument2arggument1argmuent2arguemnt2argumennt1argumentt1argumetn2argumment1
Edit distance from "argument"

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 "argument"?
"argument" is spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\.
What does "argument" mean?
As a noun, "argument" means: Raisonnement construit selon certaines règles, par lequel on tire méthodiquement une conséquence d’une ou de plusieurs propositions.
What words are commonly confused with "argument"?
"argument" is commonly confused with "armement", "assument", "arguments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "argument"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argument" is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argument" come from?
"argument" 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 "argument", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cardinal#3,985épreuves#3,972fenêtres#3,996libertés#4,001

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

voulaient12 variantsislamique12 variantslégitime12 variantsmensonge12 variants

What to do next

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  • "argument" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "armement". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,983 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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