agravsasrWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“agra” and “asr” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,428
“agra” frequency rank
#44,621
“asr” frequency rank
76049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agra asr
Definition Dear, darling (as a term of endearment). The afternoon Islamic prayer.

Letter map: agra vs asr

Shared letters muted; letters that set agra and asr apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. agra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against asr's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
agra
3 ch
asr

Spelling & dictionary notes on agra vs asr

agra and asr are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agra is recorded at frequency rank #31,428, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈɡɹɑː/. asr is at rank #44,621, tagged as anoun.

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 76049, this pair ranks #31,220 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agra vs asr

Shared letters: ar. Private to "agra": g. Private to "asr": s.

"agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "asr" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agra ← aggra · agrra · arga · gara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agra" for "asr" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "agra" vs "asr" - which ranks higher?
"agra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,428 in our English list, against #44,621 for "asr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "agra" and "asr".

  • Full dictionary entry for "agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,220 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agra" and "asr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asr vs Asta". 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 #31,220 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list