Aggression

[aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]

/[aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Aggression” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,485
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgehen gegen jemand oder etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-aggression · Aggression · German

Aggression · rank #14,485 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,485
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzuhalten

Nearest frequency peer: abzuhalten (-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 „Aggression“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Aggression“ 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).

Aggression vs aggressiv
70% similar
Aggression vs aggressive
70% similar
Aggression vs aggressiven
73% similar

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

Key facts for Aggression
PropertyValue
HeadwordAggression
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,485
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aggression“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aggressionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abzuhalten“ (#14,484), „Aktionäre“ (#14,486), „Abwicklung“ (#14,483). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aggression“ bei #14,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Aggression (IPA [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,485 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aggression, with forms such as "aggerssion", "aggresion", and "aggresison". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "aggressiv", "aggressive", "aggressiven", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aggression, spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgehen gegen jemand oder etwas
  2. 2
    feindliche Einstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Überfall auf Polen 1939 war eine Aggression.
  2. „Oft ging dabei der historische Kontext unter, also die Vorgeschichte deutscher Aggressionen und Verbrechen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggerssion
  • aggresion
  • aggresison
  • aggressino
  • aggressionn
  • aggressoin
  • aggreßion
  • aggrression
  • aggrsesion
  • agression
  • agrgession
  • gagression

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aggression - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aggerssion2aggresion1aggresison2aggressino2aggressionn1aggressoin2aggreßion2aggrression1
Edit distance from "Aggression"

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 "Aggression"?
"Aggression" is spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Aggression" mean?
As a noun, "Aggression" means: Vorgehen gegen jemand oder etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Aggression"?
"Aggression" is commonly confused with "aggressiv", "aggressive", "aggressiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aggression"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aggression" is [aɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aggression" come from?
"Aggression" 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 "Aggression", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list