haggard
\ˈhæɡ.əd\
The verdict
“haggard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Hagard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haggard · haggard · French
haggard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haggard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhæɡ.əd\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “haggard” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
haggard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhæɡ.əd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for haggard, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is haggard, spelled H-A-G-G-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Hagard.
- 2Vieux, épuisé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haggard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pale and haggard faces.
The years of hardship made her look somewhat haggard.
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