ágilvsallWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ágil” and “all” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,850
“ágil” frequency rank
#4,391
“all” frequency rank
22241
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ágil all
Definition De movimientos fáciles, rápidos y hábiles. Otro.

Where the eye mixes ágil and all

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
ágil
3 ch
all

Visual trap between ágil and all

A purely visual mix-up. ágil ([ˈaxil]) and all ([ˈalː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ágil is recorded at frequency rank #17,850, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaxil]. all is at rank #4,391, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈalː].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 22241, this pair ranks #251,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ágil vs all

Shared letters: l. Private to "ágil": giá. Private to "all": a.

"ágil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ágil" for "all" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaxil] versus [ˈalː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ágil" or "all"?
"all" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,391 in our Spanish list, against #17,850 for "ágil". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ágil" and "all" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ágil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "all" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ágil" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ágil vs apis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #251,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list