AGB vs am, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“AGB” and “am” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,115
“AGB” frequency rank: #47
“am” frequency rank: 19162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	AGB	am
Definition	Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen	Angabe eines Zeitpunkts - wann?

Where the eye mixes AGB and am

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

AGB

2 ch

Why the eye confuses AGB with am

A purely visual mix-up. AGB ([aːɡeːˈbeː]) and am ([am]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

AGB is recorded at frequency rank #19,115, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [aːɡeːˈbeː]. am is at rank #47, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [am].

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 19162, this pair ranks #1,911,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of AGB vs am

Shared letters: a. Private to "AGB": bg. Private to "am": m.

"AGB" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "am" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "AGB" and "am" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([aːɡeːˈbeː] versus [am]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary German text, does "AGB" or "am" show up more?

"am" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47 in our German list, against #19,115 for "AGB". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "AGB" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "am" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,911,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"AGB" and "am" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AGB vs AUD". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,911,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.