Which to use
“Abend” and “agent” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #405
- “Abend” frequency rank
- #8,163
- “agent” frequency rank
- 8568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abend | agent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Tageszeit nach dem Nachmittag, die beginnt, wenn die Sonne den Horizont erreicht, und bei völliger Dunkelheit endet; dem Abend geht der Tag voran und auf den Abend folgt die Nacht | eine Sache oder auch Person, die etwas Bestimmtes bewirkt |
Where the eye mixes Abend and agent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Abend and agent
A purely visual mix-up. Abend ([ˈaːbn̩t]) and agent ([eɪdʒənt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abend is recorded at frequency rank #405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩t]. agent is at rank #8,163, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eɪdʒənt].
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 8568, this pair ranks #1,983,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abend vs agent
Shared letters: aen. Private to "Abend": bd. Private to "agent": gt.
"Abend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "agent" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abend" and "agent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Abend" or "agent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abend" and "agent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agent vs ages". 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 #1,983,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.