Which to use
“aga” is a noun and “agape” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,990
- “aga” frequency rank
- #44,043
- “agape” frequency rank
- 70033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aga | agape |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of agha. | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
Letter map: aga vs agape
Shared letters muted; letters that set aga and agape apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. aga runs 3 letters (VCV) against agape's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - aga and agape
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aga is anoun and agapeanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “aga” sits inside “agape”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aga is recorded at frequency rank #25,990, classified as anoun. agape is at rank #44,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈɡeɪp/.
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 70033, this pair ranks #52,194 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aga vs agape
Shared letters: ag. Private to "aga": -. Private to "agape": ep.
"aga" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "agape" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agape ← aagpe · agaep · agappe · aggape · agpae · gaape
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aga" for "agape" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aga" vs "agape" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "aga" and "agape". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "aga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agape" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,194 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aga" and "agape" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abate vs agape". 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 #52,194 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.