Which to use
“agent” and “Agentur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,163
- “agent” frequency rank
- #4,246
- “Agentur” frequency rank
- 12409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agent | Agentur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache oder auch Person, die etwas Bestimmtes bewirkt | Büro, das Vermittlungsdienstleistungen erbringt oder die Interessenvertretung für seine Kunden übernimmt |
Where the eye mixes agent and Agentur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agent vs Agentur
A purely visual mix-up. agent ([eɪdʒənt]) and Agentur ([aɡɛnˈtuːɐ̯]) 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 “Agentur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12409, 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]. Agentur is at rank #4,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɡɛnˈtuːɐ̯].
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 12409, this pair ranks #1,964,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agent vs Agentur
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "agent": -. Private to "Agentur": ru.
"agent" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Agentur" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agent" and "Agentur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agent" vs "Agentur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Agentur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agent" and "Agentur" 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 #1,964,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.