ágil

/[ˈaxil]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,850

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ágil is anSpanishadj. It means: De movimientos fáciles, rápidos y hábiles. Pronounced [ˈaxil]. Often confused with al and así.

Key facts for ágil
PropertyValue
Headwordágil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaxil]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,850
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ágil in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ágil is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaxil]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,850 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for ágil, with forms such as "gáil", "ággil", and "ágill". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "al", "así", "ahi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ágil, spelled Á-G-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De movimientos fáciles, rápidos y hábiles.
  2. 2
    Que se mueve u ocurre con soltura, dinamismo, desenvoltura, eficacia y presteza.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gáil,ággil,ágill,ágli,áigl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ágil

Misspelling Variants of "ágil"

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Misspelling Variants of "ágil"

Frequency rank: #17,850 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ágil"?
"ágil" is spelled Á-G-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxil].
What does "ágil" mean?
As an adj, "ágil" means: De movimientos fáciles, rápidos y hábiles.
What words are commonly confused with "ágil"?
"ágil" is commonly confused with "al", "así", "ahi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ágil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ágil" is [ˈaxil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ágil" come from?
"ágil" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter Á in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.