Which to use
“agora” and “agra” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,543
- “agora” frequency rank
- #31,428
- “agra” frequency rank
- 71971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agora | agra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A place for gathering. | Dear, darling (as a term of endearment). |
Where the eye mixes agora and agra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agora runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against agra's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agora vs agra
A purely visual mix-up. agora (/ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/) and agra (/əˈɡɹɑː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agora is recorded at frequency rank #40,543, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/. agra is at rank #31,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈɡɹɑː/.
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 71971, this pair ranks #44,693 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agora vs agra
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agora": o. Private to "agra": -.
"agora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agora" and "agra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agora" vs "agra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agora" and "agra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,693 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agora" and "agra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agora vs Arora". 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 #44,693 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.