Agonie

[aɡoˈniː]

/[aɡoˈniː]/ noun

The verdict

“Agonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-agonie · Agonie · German

Agonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Agonie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgonie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɡoˈniː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Agonie“ im Deutschen

Agonieschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Agonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɡoˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Todeskampf".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Agonie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Agonie, spelled A-G-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Todeskampf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im vergangenen August lag die Frau zusammengekrümmt in Agonie, unfähig, sich vom Bett zu erheben. Sie verlor schnell an Gewicht, ihr Blut war von krebszerfressenem Knochenmark durchsetzt.“
  2. „Falls Du nie einen Kampf des Krieges erlebt hast, nie die Einsamkeit durch Gefangenschaft, die Agonie des Gequälten oder Hunger gespürt hast – dann bist Du glücklicher als 500 Millionen Menschen der Welt.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Agonie"?
"Agonie" is spelled A-G-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aɡoˈniː].
What does "Agonie" mean?
As a noun, "Agonie" means: Todeskampf
How do you pronounce "Agonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agonie" is [aɡoˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Agonie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list