# ágil vs asilo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ágil
*adjective · IPA /ˈa.ʒiɫ/ · frequency rank #17,177*
ligeiro, pronto, veloz

### asilo
*noun · IPA /a.ˈzi.lu/ · frequency rank #9,000*
local onde escondiam-se criminosos

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/agil-vs-asilo