Which to use
“agil” is an adjective and “apel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,992
- “agil” frequency rank
- #48,710
- “apel” frequency rank
- 91702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agil | apel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend | Apfel als Frucht des Apfelbaums |
Letter map: agil vs apel
Shared letters muted; letters that set agil and apel apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. agil and apel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: agil vs apel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: agil is anadjective and apelanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91702, 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]. apel is at rank #48,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 91702, this pair ranks #35,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agil vs apel
Shared letters: al. Private to "agil": gi. Private to "apel": ep.
"agil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "apel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agil" for "apel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agil" vs "apel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "agil" vs "apel" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "agil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agil" and "apel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apel vs puzzles". 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 #35,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.