Which to use
“agiles” is an adjective and “ailes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,140
- “agiles” frequency rank
- #4,036
- “ailes” frequency rank
- 43176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agiles | ailes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agile. | Pluriel de aile. |
Where the eye mixes agiles and ailes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agiles runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against ailes's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agiles with ailes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agiles is \a.ʒil\ while ailes is \ɛl\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agiles is recorded at frequency rank #39,140, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒil\. ailes is at rank #4,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛl\.
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 43176, this pair ranks #220,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agiles vs ailes
Shared letters: aeils. Private to "agiles": g. Private to "ailes": -.
"agiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ailes" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agiles" and "ailes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agiles" or "ailes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ailes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agiles" and "ailes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agiles vs agitées". 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 #220,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.