Which to use
“Agentur” and “Agenturen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,246
- “Agentur” frequency rank
- #16,896
- “Agenturen” frequency rank
- 21142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agentur | Agenturen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Büro, das Vermittlungsdienstleistungen erbringt oder die Interessenvertretung für seine Kunden übernimmt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Agentur |
Where the eye mixes Agentur and Agenturen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Agentur vs Agenturen
A purely visual mix-up. Agentur ([aɡɛnˈtuːɐ̯]) and Agenturen ([aɡɛnˈtuːʁən]) 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) - “Agentur” sits inside “Agenturen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agentur is recorded at frequency rank #4,246, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɡɛnˈtuːɐ̯]. Agenturen is at rank #16,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɡɛnˈtuːʁən].
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 21142, this pair ranks #1,889,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Agentur vs Agenturen
Shared letters: aegnrtu. Private to "Agentur": -. Private to "Agenturen": -.
"Agentur" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "Agenturen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Agentur" and "Agenturen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Agentur" vs "Agenturen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Agentur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Agenturen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agentur" and "Agenturen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agents vs Agentur". 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 #1,889,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.