Which to use
“ágil” is an adjective and “argila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,177
- “ágil” frequency rank
- #13,882
- “argila” frequency rank
- 31059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágil | argila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ligeiro, pronto, veloz | material criado a partir do barro, usado para a confecção de utensílios e objetos de decoração |
Letter map: ágil vs argila
Shared letters muted; letters that set ágil and argila apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ágil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against argila's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ágil and argila
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ágil is anadjective and argilaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ágil is recorded at frequency rank #17,177, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.ʒiɫ/. argila is at rank #13,882, 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 31059, this pair ranks #37,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ágil vs argila
Shared letters: gil. Private to "ágil": á. Private to "argila": ar.
"ágil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "argila" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- argila ← agrila · arggila · argial · argilla · arglia · arigla · arrgila · ragila
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ágil" for "argila" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ágil" vs "argila" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ágil" and "argila".
- Full dictionary entry for "ágil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "argila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágil" and "argila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acid vs ágil". 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 #37,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.