Which to use
“agência” and “agonia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,302
- “agência” frequency rank
- #13,652
- “agonia” frequency rank
- 14954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agência | agonia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | função ou escritório do agente | agonia |
Where the eye mixes agência and agonia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agência runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against agonia's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agência with agonia
A purely visual mix-up. agência (/ɐ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/) and agonia (/ˈɑgoniɑ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agência is recorded at frequency rank #1,302, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. agonia is at rank #13,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑgoniɑ/.
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 14954, this pair ranks #57,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agência vs agonia
Shared letters: agin. Private to "agência": cê. Private to "agonia": o.
"agência" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "agonia" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agonia ← aggonia · agnoia · agoina · agonai · agonnia · aognia · gaonia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agência" for "agonia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agência" vs "agonia" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agonia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agência" and "agonia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agência vs anuência". 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 #57,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.