Which to use
“ágil” is an adjective and “avril” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,177
- “ágil” frequency rank
- #20,209
- “avril” frequency rank
- 37386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágil | avril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ligeiro, pronto, veloz | abril |
Where the eye mixes ágil and avril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ágil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against avril's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ágil with avril
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ágil is /ˈa.ʒiɫ/ while avril is /avʁil/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37386, 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/. avril is at rank #20,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced /avʁil/.
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 37386, this pair ranks #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ágil vs avril
Shared letters: il. Private to "ágil": gá. Private to "avril": arv.
"ágil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "avril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avril ← arvil · avirl · avrill · avrli · avrril · avvril · varil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ágil" and "avril" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ágil" or "avril" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ágil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágil" and "avril" 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 #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.