estragon

\ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\

/\ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“estragon” is uncommon French (frequency #62,977 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,977
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel de Artemisia dracunculus, plante potagère, herbacée, perenne, odoriférante, de la famille des Asteraceae (Astéracées, dont on se sert comme assaisonnement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-estragon · estragon · French

estragon · rank #62,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,977
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH espionnes

Nearest frequency peer: espionnes (-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 « estragon »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estragon
PropertyValue
Headwordestragon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « estragon » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.estragontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « espionnes » (#62,976), « Etchebest » (#62,979), « entrerai » (#62,973). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « estragon » est au #62,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estragon is uncommon French at frequency #62,977 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel de Artemisia dracunculus, plante potagère, herbacée, perenne, odoriférante, de la famille des Asteraceae (Astéracées, dont on se sert comme assaisonnement.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for estragon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is estragon, spelled E-S-T-R-A-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Artemisia dracunculus, plante potagère, herbacée, perenne, odoriférante, de la famille des Asteraceae (Astéracées, dont on se sert comme assaisonnement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’estragon ne requiert pas de soins particuliers, mais il dégénère rapidement.
  2. Après le «coronation chicken», le poulet poché servi pour le couronnement d'Elizabeth II en 1953, Charles et Camilla ont annoncé lundi la recette de leur choix pour leur jour J: une quiche aux épinards, fèves et estragon.

Synonyms

armoise âcreherbe dragon

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); 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 "estragon"?
"estragon" is spelled E-S-T-R-A-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\.
What does "estragon" mean?
As a noun, "estragon" means: Nom usuel de Artemisia dracunculus, plante potagère, herbacée, perenne, odoriférante, de la famille des Asteraceae (Astéracées, dont on se sert comme assaisonnement.
How do you pronounce "estragon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estragon" is \ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estragon" come from?
"estragon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list