agility
/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/noun
agility is spelled A-G-I-L-I-T-Y: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agility means “The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agility is agilities.
How many letters and syllables are in agility?
| Letters | 7: A-G-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is agility?
Agility appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce agility?
- UK /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/
- UK /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/
- US /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/
Agility has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-agility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with agility?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as agility from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of agility
- agilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
His superior agility countered his lack of strength.
- 2
A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being agile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agilité |
| German | Beweglichkeit, Agilität, Wendigkeit |
| Portuguese | agilidade |
| Spanish | agilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agility come from?
From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).