# Adonis vs agonist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adonis
*name · IPA /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/ · frequency rank #32,667*
A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.

### agonist
*noun · IPA /ˈæ.ɡɘ.nɪst/ · frequency rank #35,605*
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adonis-vs-agonist