Which to use
“agil” is an adjective and “aid” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,992
- “agil” frequency rank
- #31,922
- “aid” frequency rank
- 74914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agil | aid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend | Hilfe, Unterstützung, Hilfsmittel |
Where the eye mixes agil and aid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agil vs aid
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agil is [aˈɡiːl] while aid is [eɪd]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agil is recorded at frequency rank #42,992, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɡiːl]. aid is at rank #31,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eɪd].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74914, this pair ranks #321,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agil vs aid
Shared letters: ai. Private to "agil": gl. Private to "aid": d.
"agil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aid" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agil ← aggil · agill · agli · aigl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agil" and "aid" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "agil" or "aid" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "agil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agil" and "aid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agil vs avis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #321,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.