agilesvsasileWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agiles is a adjective, asile is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agiles” is an adjective and “asile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,140
“agiles” frequency rank
#5,007
“asile” frequency rank
44147
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agiles asile
Definition Pluriel de agile. Privilège d’inviolabilité accordé à certaines personnes et à certains lieux chez les anciens.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agiles and asile apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
agiles
5 ch
asile

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agiles is \a.ʒil\ while asile is \a.zil\. 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 44147, 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\. asile is at rank #5,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.zil\.

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 44147, this pair ranks #212,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agiles vs asile

Shared letters: aeils. Private to "agiles": g. Private to "asile": -.

"agiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "asile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agilesaggiles · agiels · agiless · agilles · agilse · aglies · gailes
  • asileaisle · asiel · asille · aslie · assile · saile

Frequency comparison

agiles#39,140
asile#5,007

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agiles" and "asile" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agiles" is an adjective and "asile" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agiles" or "asile"?
"asile" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,007 in our French list, against #39,140 for "agiles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agiles vs asile

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “agiles”; for a noun, it's “asile”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agiles” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list