agility

/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/

//əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti// noun

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"agility" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agility” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,751
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

Corpus desk

Index EN-agility · agility · English

agility · rank #18,751 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,751
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH afloat

Nearest frequency peer: afloat (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “agility”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “agility” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

agility vs ability
86% similar
agility vs acidity
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for agility
PropertyValue
Headwordagility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,751
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “agility”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).agilitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “afloat” (#18,750), “airbus” (#18,752), “alba” (#18,753). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agility” is #18,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around agility (IPA /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,751 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for agility, with forms such as "aggility", "agiilty", and "agilitty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ability", "acidity", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity. The correct English form is agility, spelled A-G-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
  2. 2
    A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how agility appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. His superior agility countered his lack of strength.

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.

This word in other languages

agilidad(Español)agilité(Français)Beweglichkeit(Deutsch)agilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggility
  • agiilty
  • agilitty
  • agilityy
  • agiliyt
  • agillity
  • agiltiy
  • agliity
  • aiglity
  • gaility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agility - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aggility1agiilty2agilitty1agilityy1agiliyt2agillity1agiltiy2agliity2
Edit distance from "agility"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agility"?
"agility" is spelled A-G-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "agility" mean?
As a noun, "agility" means: The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
What words are commonly confused with "agility"?
"agility" is commonly confused with "ability", "acidity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agility" is /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "agility"?
From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barkley#18,762worldly#18,738Belmont#18,765bloated#18,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

watered10 variantsboating10 variantsbonfire10 variantsVentura10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list