deutéragoniste

\dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\

/\dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le théâtre grec antique, acteur ayant le deuxième rôle le plus important après le protagoniste.

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Index FR-deuteragoniste · deutéragoniste · French

deutéragoniste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 deutéragoniste
PropertyValue
Headworddeutéragoniste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « deutéragoniste » en français

deutéragonisten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

deutéragoniste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for deutéragoniste in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 deutéragoniste, spelled D-E-U-T-É-R-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le théâtre grec antique, acteur ayant le deuxième rôle le plus important après le protagoniste.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personnage principal d’une intrigue, d’une histoire, pièce de théâtre, film, ou roman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le tritagoniste, plus encore que le deutéragoniste, devait assumer une pluralité de rôles secondaires.

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 "deutéragoniste"?
"deutéragoniste" is spelled D-E-U-T-É-R-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\.
What does "deutéragoniste" mean?
As a noun, "deutéragoniste" means: Dans le théâtre grec antique, acteur ayant le deuxième rôle le plus important après le protagoniste.
How do you pronounce "deutéragoniste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deutéragoniste" is \dø.te.ʁa.ɡɔ.nist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deutéragoniste" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list