agivsappTell them apart

Quick tell: agi is a verb, app is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agi” is a verb and “app” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,311
“agi” frequency rank
#4,695
“app” frequency rank
41006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agi app
Definition agir, proceder aplicativo, aplicação

Letter map: agi vs app

Shared letters muted; letters that set agi and app apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
agi
3 ch
app

Role in the sentence - agi and app

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: agi is averb and appanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agi is recorded at frequency rank #36,311, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈa.ɡi/. app is at rank #4,695, tagged as anoun.

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 41006, this pair ranks #25,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agi vs app

Shared letters: a. Private to "agi": gi. Private to "app": p.

"agi" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "app" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agi" and "app" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agi" is a verb and "app" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "agi" vs "app" - which ranks higher?
"app" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,695 in our Portuguese list, against #36,311 for "agi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "agi" vs "app" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "app" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agi" and "app" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs agi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #25,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list