# again vs against

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### again
*adverb · IPA [əˈɡɛn] · frequency rank #11,370*
wieder, nochmals, erneut, noch einmal

### against
*preposition · IPA [əˈɡɛnst] · frequency rank #18,459*
gegen, dagegen

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