Which to use
“agile” is an adjective and “ale” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,987
- “agile” frequency rank
- #22,606
- “ale” frequency rank
- 51593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agile | ale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs agil | Ale |
Letter map: agile vs ale
Shared letters muted; letters that set agile and ale apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: agile vs ale
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: agile is anadjective and aleanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agile is recorded at frequency rank #28,987, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɡiːlə]. ale is at rank #22,606, 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 51593, this pair ranks #1,129,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agile vs ale
Shared letters: ael. Private to "agile": gi. Private to "ale": -.
"agile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agile ← aggile · agiel · agille · aglie · aigle · gaile
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agile" for "ale" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agile" vs "ale" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "agile" and "ale". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "agile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,129,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agile" and "ale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agile vs angle". 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 #1,129,550 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.