AggressionvsAggressionenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,485
“Aggression” frequency rank
#25,025
“Aggressionen” frequency rank
39510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aggression Aggressionen
Definition Vorgehen gegen jemand oder etwas Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aggression

Where the eye mixes Aggression and Aggressionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Aggression
12 ch
Aggressionen

Visual trap between Aggression and Aggressionen

A purely visual mix-up. Aggression ([aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]) and Aggressionen ([aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Aggression” sits inside “Aggressionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aggression is recorded at frequency rank #14,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]. Aggressionen is at rank #25,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːnən].

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 39510, this pair ranks #1,534,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aggression vs Aggressionen

Shared letters: aeginors. Private to "Aggression": -. Private to "Aggressionen": -.

"Aggression" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC  ·  "Aggressionen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aggressionaggerssion · aggresion · aggresison · aggressino · aggressionn · aggressoin · aggreßion · aggrression
  • Aggressionenaggerssionen · aggresionen · aggresisonen · aggressinoen · aggressioenn · aggressionenn · aggressionne · aggressionnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aggression" and "Aggressionen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn] versus [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Aggression" vs "Aggressionen" - which ranks higher?
"Aggression" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,485 in our German list, against #25,025 for "Aggressionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Aggression" and "Aggressionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aggression" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aggressionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,534,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aggression" and "Aggressionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aggressionen vs aggressiven". 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 #1,534,781 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