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Which to use

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

#33,944
“Agentin” frequency rank
#36,776
“agents” frequency rank
70720
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Agentin agents
Definition weibliche Person, die Vermittlungsdienstleistungen für ihre Kunden erbringt, insbesondere für Künstler, Schriftsteller, Sportler; allgemein Vermittlerin, Handelsvertreterin Plural des Substantivs agent

Letter map: Agentin vs agents

Shared letters muted; letters that set Agentin and agents apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
Agentin
6 ch
agents

Pair insight - Agentin / agents

Agentin 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Agentin is recorded at frequency rank #33,944, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɡɛntɪn]. 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 70720, this pair ranks #437,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Agentin vs agents

Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "Agentin": i. Private to "agents": s.

"Agentin" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "agents" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agentinaegntin · agenitn · agenntin · agentinn · agentni · agenttin · agetnin · aggentin
  • agentsaegnts · agennts · agenst · agentss · agentts · agetns · aggents · agnets

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Agentin" and "agents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Agentin" vs "agents" - which ranks higher?
"Agentin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,944 in our German list, against #36,776 for "agents". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Agentin" vs "agents" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Agentin" 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 #437,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agentin" 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 #437,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list