Agenten

[aˈɡɛntn̩]

/[aˈɡɛntn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Agenten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,673
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Agent

Corpus desk

Index DE-agenten · Agenten · German

Agenten · rank #8,673 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abhalten

Nearest frequency peer: abhalten (-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 „Agenten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Agenten“ 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).

Agenten vs agents
57% similar
Agenten vs Arenen
71% similar
Agenten vs Agentur
71% similar

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

Key facts for Agenten
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgenten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɡɛntn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,673
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Agenten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Agentenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abhalten“ (#8,672), „Akzent“ (#8,674), „übersetzen“ (#8,671). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Agenten“ bei #8,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Agenten (IPA [aˈɡɛntn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,673 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Agenten, with forms such as "aegnten", "agenetn", and "agennten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "agents", "Arenen", "Agentur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Agenten, spelled A-G-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Agent
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Agent
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Agent
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Agent
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Agent
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Agent
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Agent

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aegnten
  • agenetn
  • agennten
  • agentenn
  • agentne
  • agentten
  • agetnen
  • aggenten
  • agneten
  • gaenten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aegnten2agenetn2agennten1agentenn1agentne2agentten1agetnen2aggenten1
Edit distance from "Agenten"

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 "Agenten"?
"Agenten" is spelled A-G-E-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɡɛntn̩].
What does "Agenten" mean?
As a noun, "Agenten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Agent
What words are commonly confused with "Agenten"?
"Agenten" is commonly confused with "agents", "Arenen", "Agentur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Agenten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agenten" is [aˈɡɛntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Agenten" come from?
"Agenten" 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 "Agenten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

öffnete#8,668Zutaten#8,667Weltcup#8,656Dialekt#8,696

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

wohnst10 variantsBrigitte10 variantsjetzige10 variantsKanzlei10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list