agieren

[aˈɡiːʁən]

/[aˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“agieren” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,019
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas betreiben, tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-agieren · agieren · German

agieren · rank #8,019 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,019
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzugeben

Nearest frequency peer: abzugeben (-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 „agieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „agieren“ 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).

agieren vs agiert
71% similar
agieren vs anderen
71% similar
agieren vs älteren
57% similar

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

Key facts for agieren
PropertyValue
Headwordagieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈɡiːʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,019
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „agieren“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abzugeben“ (#8,018), „aktuelles“ (#8,020), „abgeschafft“ (#8,017). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „agieren“ bei #8,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around agieren (IPA [aˈɡiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,019 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas betreiben, tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for agieren, with forms such as "ageiren", "aggieren", and "agieern". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "agiert", "anderen", "älteren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 agieren, spelled A-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas betreiben, tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er agierte bei dieser Verhandlung etwas unglücklich.
  2. Sie agierte in dieser Krise mit vollem Engagement und konnte so die Unternehmung wieder in die grünen Zahlen führen.

Synonyms

handelntunwirken

Antonyms

gaffenglotzenhängenabhängenrumhängenlassenunterlassenredendrumrumredenschauenzuschauenschlafensitzenrumsitzenzusehenlaufenleerlaufen

This word in other languages

act(English)actuar(Español)agir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ageiren
  • aggieren
  • agieern
  • agierenn
  • agierne
  • agierren
  • agireen
  • aigeren
  • gaieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ageiren2aggieren1agieern2agierenn1agierne2agierren1agireen2aigeren2
Edit distance from "agieren"

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 "agieren"?
"agieren" is spelled A-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɡiːʁən].
What does "agieren" mean?
As a verb, "agieren" means: etwas betreiben, tun
What words are commonly confused with "agieren"?
"agieren" is commonly confused with "agiert", "anderen", "älteren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agieren" is [aˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agieren" come from?
"agieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Anstalt#8,022befragt#8,029Wertung#8,007Berlins#8,033

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Becher9 variantsbehält9 variantscharme9 variantsComics9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list