Agent
German, noun[aˈɡɛnt]
Agent is spelled A-G-E-N-T (5 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written German, the 8,191st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Agent is a German masculine noun meaning “agent (male or of unspecified gender) (intermediary for certain services, such as for artistic performances or public relations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die Vermittlungsdienstleistungen für ihre Kunden erbringt, insbesondere für Künstler, Schriftsteller…”.
What does Agent mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent (male or of unspecified gender) (intermediary for certain services, such as for artistic performances or public relations)
- 2
masculineagent, spy (male or of unspecified gender) (person working for a secret service)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die Vermittlungsdienstleistungen für ihre Kunden erbringt, insbesondere für Künstler, Schriftsteller, Sportler; allgemein Vermittler, Handelsvertreter 2. Person, die im Staatsauftrag oder im Auftrag einer Organisation im Geheimen tätig ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Agent
- Agenten genitive
- Agentin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Agent?
- [aˈɡɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Agent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Agent in German?
Agent appears 8.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).