argumenter

\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\

/\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“argumenter” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,450
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire des arguments ; prouver par arguments.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argumenter · argumenter · French

argumenter · rank #23,450 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,450
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aria

Nearest frequency peer: aria (+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 « argumenter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « argumenter » 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).

argumenter vs augmenter
80% similar
argumenter vs arguments
80% similar
argumenter vs argument
80% similar

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

Key facts for argumenter
PropertyValue
Headwordargumenter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,450
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « argumenter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).argumenterse 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 « aria » (#23,451), « apparaisse » (#23,448), « aride » (#23,452). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « argumenter » est au #23,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around argumenter (IPA \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,450 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for argumenter, with forms such as "agrumenter", "arggumenter", and "argmuenter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "augmenter", "arguments", "argument", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is argumenter, spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire des arguments ; prouver par arguments.
  2. 2
    Développer des arguments dans une discussion publique de thèse contre un adversaire dit répondant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il paraît qu'il y avait en présence des frères ennemis, des Individualistes, des Étatistes -[…]- qui étaient dans la nécessité de rompre des lances et de se mesurer en champ clos. Ils ont argumenté fortement. Puis, tout a fini par un « Embrassons-nous, Folleville », obligé. Au fond l'on était d'accord.
  2. Il ne faut pas argumenter de la possibilité à l’effet.

This word in other languages

argue(English)argumentar(Español)argumentieren(Deutsch)argumentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agrumenter
  • arggumenter
  • argmuenter
  • arguemnter
  • argumenetr
  • argumennter
  • argumenterr
  • argumentre
  • argumentter
  • argumetner
  • argummenter
  • argumneter
  • arrgumenter
  • arugmenter
  • ragumenter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agrumenter2arggumenter1argmuenter2arguemnter2argumenetr2argumennter1argumenterr1argumentre2
Edit distance from "argumenter"

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 "argumenter"?
"argumenter" is spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\.
What does "argumenter" mean?
As a verb, "argumenter" means: Faire des arguments ; prouver par arguments.
What words are commonly confused with "argumenter"?
"argumenter" is commonly confused with "augmenter", "arguments", "argument". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "argumenter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argumenter" is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argumenter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apparaisse#23,448blockchain#23,467éminemment#23,428chrétienté#23,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

acrobatique15 variantscontagieuse15 variantsutilitaires15 variantscontinuerai15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list