argutie

\aʁ.ɡy.si\

/\aʁ.ɡy.si\/ noun

The verdict

“argutie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raisonnement subtil et vainement minutieux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argutie · argutie · French

argutie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for argutie
PropertyValue
Headwordargutie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.si\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « argutie » en français

argutiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

argutie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.ɡy.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raisonnement subtil et vainement minutieux.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for argutie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 argutie, spelled A-R-G-U-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raisonnement subtil et vainement minutieux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À quoi rêvais-je ? Ce n’était certainement pas à quelque argutie théologique ; non, c’était à cette lutte éternelle du bien et du mal, qui tiraille l’homme depuis le jour du péché.
  2. Sans cesse, il discutait avec les maîtres et les garçons d'hôtel, avec les voituriers, avec les vendeurs de n'importe quoi, et quand il avait, à force d'arguties, obtenu un rabais quelconque, il disait à Jeanne en se frottant les mains: « Je n'aime pas être volé. »

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "argutie"?
"argutie" is spelled A-R-G-U-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.si\.
What does "argutie" mean?
As a noun, "argutie" means: Raisonnement subtil et vainement minutieux.
How do you pronounce "argutie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argutie" is \aʁ.ɡy.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argutie" come from?
"argutie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list