# agar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ · frequency rank #28,103

## Definitions
1. A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
2. A culture medium based on this material.

## Etymology
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.

## Easily confused with
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ar)
- **ago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ago)
- **air** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-air)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-age)
- **AKA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-aka)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ana)
- **aha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-aha)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ala)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ata)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-arr)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-ayr)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-amr)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-awa)
- **AGI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-agi)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aagr`, `agarr`, `aggar`, `gaar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/agar