Which to use
“agile” is an adjective and “angle” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,987
- “agile” frequency rank
- #48,702
- “angle” frequency rank
- 77689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agile | angle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs agil | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln |
Where the eye mixes agile and angle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agile vs angle
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agile is [aˈɡiːlə] while angle is [ˈaŋlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77689, 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]. angle is at rank #48,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaŋlə].
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 77689, this pair ranks #255,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agile vs angle
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "agile": i. Private to "angle": n.
"agile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "angle" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agile" for "angle" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agile" and "angle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aale 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 #255,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.