égos

\e.ɡo\

/\e.ɡo\/ noun

The verdict

“égos” is uncommon French (frequency #57,706 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,706
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-egos · égos · French

égos · rank #57,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,706
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH égarées

Nearest frequency peer: égarées (-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 « égos »

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 « égos » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for égos
PropertyValue
Headwordégos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ɡo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « égos » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.égostombe 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: « égarées » (#57,705), « éloignera » (#57,707), « économisez » (#57,704). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « égos » est au #57,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

égos is uncommon French at frequency #57,706 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ɡo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de égo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for égos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is égos, spelled É-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de égo.

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 "égos"?
"égos" is spelled É-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡo\.
What does "égos" mean?
As a noun, "égos" means: Pluriel de égo.
How do you pronounce "égos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égos" is \e.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "égos" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list