Which to use
“agiert” and “agierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,584
- “agiert” frequency rank
- #21,871
- “agierte” frequency rank
- 33455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agiert | agierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs agieren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs agieren |
Where the eye mixes agiert and agierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agiert runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against agierte's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agiert and agierte
A purely visual mix-up. agiert ([aˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and agierte ([aˈɡiːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “agiert” sits inside “agierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agiert is recorded at frequency rank #11,584, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɡiːɐ̯t]. agierte is at rank #21,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɡiːɐ̯tə].
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 33455, this pair ranks #1,685,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agiert vs agierte
Shared letters: aegirt. Private to "agiert": -. Private to "agierte": -.
"agiert" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "agierte" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agiert" for "agierte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "agiert" or "agierte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agiert" and "agierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agiert" and "agierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agierte vs agierten". 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 #1,685,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.