# agile

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ · frequency rank #16,839

## Definitions
1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
2. Characterised by quick motion.
3. Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

## Etymology
From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

## Easily confused with
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-ale)
- **AGL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-agl)
- **aide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-aide)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-axle)
- **anil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-anil)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-arie)
- **agree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-agree)
- **alive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-alive)
- **apple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-apple)
- **aside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-aside)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-angle)
- **Alice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-alice)
- **alike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-alike)
- **aging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-aging)
- **ankle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-ankle)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-arise)
- **aisle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-aisle)
- **ample** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-ample)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-angie)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agile-vs-amine)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aggile`, `agiel`, `agille`, `aglie`, `aigle`, `gaile`

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