AGB

[aːɡeːˈbeː]

/[aːɡeːˈbeː]/ abbrev

The verdict

“AGB” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #19,115) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#19,115
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-agb · AGB · German

AGB · rank #19,115 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,115
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Administrator

Nearest frequency peer: Administrator (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „AGB“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „AGB“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

AGB vs an
0% similar
AGB vs am
0% similar
AGB vs at
0% similar

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

Key facts for AGB
PropertyValue
HeadwordAGB
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[aːɡeːˈbeː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#19,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „AGB“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.AGBliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Administrator“ (#19,114), „agency“ (#19,116), „abzubauen“ (#19,113). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „AGB“ bei #19,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for AGB is neighbouring look-alikes ("an", "am", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [aːɡeːˈbeː]. Frequency #19,115 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for AGB in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "am", "at", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is AGB, spelled A-G-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen
  2. 2
    Amtsgerichtsbezirk
  3. 3
    Arbeitsgesetzbuch
  4. 4
    Ausgleichsbehälter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nähere Ausführungen können in den AGB nachgelesen werden.
  2. Das AGB war der Nachfolger des „Gesetzbuches der Arbeit“ in der DDR.

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 "AGB"?
"AGB" is spelled A-G-B. The IPA pronunciation is [aːɡeːˈbeː].
What does "AGB" mean?
As an abbreviation, "AGB" means: Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen
What words are commonly confused with "AGB"?
"AGB" is commonly confused with "an", "am", "at". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "AGB"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "AGB" is [aːɡeːˈbeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "AGB" come from?
"AGB" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list