argyle

\ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\

/\ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\/ noun

The verdict

“argyle” is uncommon French (frequency #65,704 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,704
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Motif de losanges sur des vêtements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argyle · argyle · French

argyle · rank #65,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,704
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH argumentaires

Nearest frequency peer: argumentaires (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « argyle »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « argyle » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for argyle
PropertyValue
Headwordargyle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « argyle » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).argyletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « argumentaires » (#65,703), « arrhes » (#65,705), « arce » (#65,702). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « argyle » est au #65,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

argyle is uncommon French at frequency #65,704 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Motif de losanges sur des vêtements.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for argyle, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is argyle, spelled A-R-G-Y-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Motif de losanges sur des vêtements.

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 "argyle"?
"argyle" is spelled A-R-G-Y-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\.
What does "argyle" mean?
As a noun, "argyle" means: Motif de losanges sur des vêtements.
How do you pronounce "argyle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argyle" is \ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡaɪl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list