Which to use
“age” is a noun and “agree” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #475
- “age” frequency rank
- #1,133
- “agree” frequency rank
- 1608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | age | agree |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes) | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
Where the eye mixes age and agree
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses age with agree
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: age is /eɪd͡ʒ/ while agree is /əˈɡɹiː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
age is recorded at frequency rank #475, classified as anoun, pronounced /eɪd͡ʒ/. agree is at rank #1,133, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈɡɹiː/.
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 1608, this pair ranks #527,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of age vs agree
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "age": -. Private to "agree": r.
"age" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "agree" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agree ← agere · aggree · agre · agrree · argee · garee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "age" and "agree" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "age" or "agree" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "age" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agree" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #527,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "age" and "agree" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "age vs amb". 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 #527,067 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.