Which to use
“acid” and “ágil” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,664
- “acid” frequency rank
- #17,177
- “ágil” frequency rank
- 61841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acid | ágil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ácido, que possui acidez; | ligeiro, pronto, veloz |
Letter map: acid vs ágil
Shared letters muted; letters that set acid and ágil apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. acid and ágil follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on acid vs ágil
acid and ágil are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acid is recorded at frequency rank #44,664, classified as anadj. ágil is at rank #17,177, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.ʒiɫ/.
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 61841, this pair ranks #6,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acid vs ágil
Shared letters: i. Private to "acid": acd. Private to "ágil": glá.
"acid" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ágil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acid ← accid · acdi · acidd · aicd · caid
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acid" and "ágil" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "acid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ágil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acid" and "ágil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acid vs acs". 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 #6,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.