again

[əˈɡɛn]

/[əˈɡɛn]/ adv

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The verdict

“again” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,370
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder, nochmals, erneut, noch einmal

Corpus desk

Index DE-again · again · German

again · rank #11,370 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,370
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgestellt

Nearest frequency peer: abgestellt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „again“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „again“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

again vs Alan
40% similar
again vs Amin
40% similar
again vs agil
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for again
PropertyValue
Headwordagain
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[əˈɡɛn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,370
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „again“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.againliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgestellt“ (#11,369), „abgedeckt“ (#11,368), „angefertigt“ (#11,372). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „again“ bei #11,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around again (IPA [əˈɡɛn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #11,370 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wieder, nochmals, erneut, noch einmal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for again, with forms such as "aagin", "againn", and "agani". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Alan", "Amin", "agil", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is again, spelled A-G-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder, nochmals, erneut, noch einmal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how again appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I didn’t do a very good job the first time, and now I have to do it again.
  2. I lost the password for the Wiktionary again.

Synonyms

afreshanewanother timeonce morebesidesfurtherin additionmoreover

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aagin
  • againn
  • agani
  • aggain
  • agian
  • gaain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of again - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aagin2againn1agani2aggain1agian2gaain2
Edit distance from "again"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "again"?
"again" is spelled A-G-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈɡɛn].
What does "again" mean?
As an adverb, "again" means: wieder, nochmals, erneut, noch einmal
What words are commonly confused with "again"?
"again" is commonly confused with "Alan", "Amin", "agil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "again"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "again" is [əˈɡɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "again" come from?
"again" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "again", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zielt#11,365Tenor#11,332Teddy#11,331eklig#11,421

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Wurf6 variantsdünnen6 variantsFeige6 variantsprix6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list