# agate vs agile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### agate
*noun · IPA /ˈæɡ.ɪt/ · frequency rank #36,422*
A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.

### agile
*adjective · IPA /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ · frequency rank #16,839*
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.

## Source
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