AgentinvsAgenturTell them apart

Which to use

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

#33,944
“Agentin” frequency rank
#4,246
“Agentur” frequency rank
38190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Agentin Agentur
Definition weibliche Person, die Vermittlungsdienstleistungen für ihre Kunden erbringt, insbesondere für Künstler, Schriftsteller, Sportler; allgemein Vermittlerin, Handelsvertreterin Büro, das Vermittlungsdienstleistungen erbringt oder die Interessenvertretung für seine Kunden übernimmt

Where the eye mixes Agentin and Agentur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Agentin
7 ch
Agentur

Visual trap between Agentin and Agentur

A purely visual mix-up. Agentin ([aˈɡɛntɪn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38190, 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]. 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 38190, this pair ranks #1,570,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Agentin vs Agentur

Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "Agentin": i. Private to "Agentur": ru.

"Agentin" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "Agentur" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agentinaegntin · agenitn · agenntin · agentinn · agentni · agenttin · agetnin · aggentin
  • Agenturaegntur · agenntur · agentru · agenttur · agenturr · agenutr · agetnur · aggentur

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Agentin" and "Agentur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɡɛntɪn] versus [aɡɛnˈtuːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Agentin" or "Agentur" show up more?
"Agentur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,246 in our German list, against #33,944 for "Agentin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Agentin" 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 #1,570,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agentin" and "Agentur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agentin vs agents". 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 #1,570,492 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