Which to use
“agency” and “agents” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,116
- “agency” frequency rank
- #36,776
- “agents” frequency rank
- 55892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agency | agents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vertretung, Agentur, Büro, Dienststelle, Stellvertretung | Plural des Substantivs agent |
Letter map: agency vs agents
Shared letters muted; letters that set agency and agents apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: agency and agents
agency and agents are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agency is recorded at frequency rank #19,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [eɪdʒənsɪ]. agents is at rank #36,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 55892, this pair ranks #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agency vs agents
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "agency": cy. Private to "agents": st.
"agency" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "agents" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agency" and "agents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "agency" or "agents" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "agency" vs "agents" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "agency" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agency" and "agents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agents vs puzzles". 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 #961,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.