Which to use
“agree” and “are” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,133
- “agree” frequency rank
- #19
- “are” frequency rank
- 1152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agree | are |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. | second-person singular simple present of be |
Where the eye mixes agree and are
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agree with are
A purely visual mix-up. agree (/əˈɡɹiː/) and are (/ə(ɹ)/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agree is recorded at frequency rank #1,133, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈɡɹiː/. are is at rank #19, tagged as averb, pronounced /ə(ɹ)/.
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 1152, this pair ranks #527,994 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agree vs are
Shared letters: aer. Private to "agree": g. Private to "are": -.
"agree" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "are" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agree ← agere · aggree · agre · agrree · argee · garee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agree" for "are" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agree" or "are"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agree" and "are" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agree" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "are" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #527,994 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agree" and "are" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amb vs are". 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 #527,994 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.