arguments

\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\

/\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“arguments” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,039
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de argument.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arguments · arguments · French

arguments · rank #4,039 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,039
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbitre

Nearest frequency peer: arbitre (-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 « arguments »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « arguments » 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).

arguments vs armements
78% similar
arguments vs argents
78% similar
arguments vs argument
89% similar

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

Key facts for arguments
PropertyValue
Headwordarguments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,039
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « arguments »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « arbitre » (#4,038), « Arthur » (#4,040), « Alsace » (#4,037). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arguments » est au #4,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around arguments (IPA \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,039 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de argument.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for arguments, with forms such as "agruments", "argguments", and "argmuents". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "armements", "argents", "argument", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is arguments, spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de argument.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il suffit, dit ce savant chirurgien, d’énoncer les principaux arguments de cette régénération des chairs pour en finir avec une théorie que personne ne soutient aujourd’hui.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agruments
  • argguments
  • argmuents
  • arguemnts
  • argumennts
  • argumenst
  • argumentss
  • argumentts
  • argumetns
  • argumments
  • argumnets
  • arrguments
  • arugments
  • raguments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agruments2argguments1argmuents2arguemnts2argumennts1argumenst2argumentss1argumentts1
Edit distance from "arguments"

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 "arguments"?
"arguments" is spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\.
What does "arguments" mean?
As a noun, "arguments" means: Pluriel de argument.
What words are commonly confused with "arguments"?
"arguments" is commonly confused with "armements", "argents", "argument". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arguments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arguments" 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 "arguments" come from?
"arguments" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

attendait#4,041africaine#4,035affronter#4,033blessures#4,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

bénéfices14 variantsconstitué14 variantsentraîner14 variantsfréquence14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list