agil

/[aˈɡiːl]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,992

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

agil is anGermanadj. It means: große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend Pronounced [aˈɡiːl]. Often confused with AI and air.

Key facts for agil
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Headwordagil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aˈɡiːl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,992
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of agil in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for agil is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɡiːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,992 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for agil, with forms such as "aggil", "agill", and "agli". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AI", "air", "Ali", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is agil, spelled A-G-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aggil,agill,agli,aigl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agil

Misspelling Variants of "agil"

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Misspelling Variants of "agil"

Frequency rank: #42,992 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agil"?
"agil" is spelled A-G-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɡiːl].
What does "agil" mean?
As an adj, "agil" means: große körperliche oder geistige Beweglichkeit zeigend; aktiv auf Veränderungen reagierend
What words are commonly confused with "agil"?
"agil" is commonly confused with "AI", "air", "Ali". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agil" is [aˈɡiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agil" come from?
"agil" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.