Which to use
“agent” and “Agenten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,163
- “agent” frequency rank
- #8,673
- “Agenten” frequency rank
- 16836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agent | Agenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache oder auch Person, die etwas Bestimmtes bewirkt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Agent |
Where the eye mixes agent and Agenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agent and Agenten
A purely visual mix-up. agent ([eɪdʒənt]) and Agenten ([aˈɡɛntn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “agent” sits inside “Agenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agent is recorded at frequency rank #8,163, classified as anoun, pronounced [eɪdʒənt]. Agenten is at rank #8,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɡɛntn̩].
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 16836, this pair ranks #1,932,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agent vs Agenten
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "agent": -. Private to "Agenten": -.
"agent" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Agenten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agent" and "Agenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agent" vs "Agenten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agent" and "Agenten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Agenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agent" and "Agenten" 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 #1,932,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.