Which to use
“again” is an adverb and “agis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,557
- “again” frequency rank
- #17,860
- “agis” frequency rank
- 33417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | again | agis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encore, de nouveau, à nouveau. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de agir. |
Where the eye mixes again and agis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between again and agis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: again is \ə.ˈɡɛn\ while agis is \a.ʒi\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33417, 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\. agis is at rank #17,860, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi\.
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 33417, this pair ranks #290,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of again vs agis
Shared letters: agi. Private to "again": n. Private to "agis": s.
"again" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "agis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "again" for "agis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "again" or "agis"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "again" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "again" and "agis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agis vs aves". 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 #290,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.