agilevsAnimeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agile is a adjective, Anime is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agile” is an adjective and “Anime” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,987
“agile” frequency rank
#7,275
“Anime” frequency rank
36262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agile Anime
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs agil jede Art japanischer Animationsfilme oder Animationsserien

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agile and Anime apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
agile
5 ch
Anime

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agile is [aˈɡiːlə] while Anime is [ˈanime]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36262, 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]. Anime is at rank #7,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanime].

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 36262, this pair ranks #1,620,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of agile vs Anime

Shared letters: aei. Private to "agile": gl. Private to "Anime": mn.

"agile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "Anime" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agileaggile · agiel · agille · aglie · aigle · gaile
  • Animeainme · aniem · animme · anmie · annime · naime

Frequency comparison

agile#28,987
Anime#7,275

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agile" and "Anime" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agile" is an adjective and "Anime" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agile" or "Anime"?
"Anime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,275 in our German list, against #28,987 for "agile". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agile vs Anime

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “agile”; for a noun, it's “Anime”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agile” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list