Which to use
“again” is an adverb and “agar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,557
- “again” frequency rank
- #38,125
- “agar” frequency rank
- 53682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | again | agar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encore, de nouveau, à nouveau. | Synonyme de agar-agar. |
Where the eye mixes again and agar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: again vs agar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: again is \ə.ˈɡɛn\ while agar is \a.ɡaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
again is recorded at frequency rank #15,557, classified as anadv, pronounced \ə.ˈɡɛn\. agar is at rank #38,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡaʁ\.
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 53682, this pair ranks #139,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of again vs agar
Shared letters: ag. Private to "again": in. Private to "agar": r.
"again" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "agar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "again" for "agar" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "again" or "agar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "again" and "agar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "again" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "again" and "agar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agar vs aur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #139,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.