Which to use
“agile” is an adjective and “apple” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,987
- “agile” frequency rank
- #2,379
- “apple” frequency rank
- 31366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agile | apple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs agil | Frucht von [2]; Apfel |
Where the eye mixes agile and apple
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agile vs apple
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agile is [aˈɡiːlə] while apple is [ˈæpəl]. 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 31366, 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]. apple is at rank #2,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈæpəl].
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 31366, this pair ranks #1,729,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agile vs apple
Shared letters: ael. Private to "agile": gi. Private to "apple": p.
"agile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apple" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agile" and "apple" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agile" or "apple"?
After this comparison
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 "apple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,729,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agile" and "apple" 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 #1,729,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.