Which to use
“zufügen” and “zusagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,226
- “zufügen” frequency rank
- #14,217
- “zusagen” frequency rank
- 36443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zufügen | zusagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinzutun | jemandem sagen oder versprechen, dass man tun wird oder dass geschehen wird, was er will |
Where the eye mixes zufügen and zusagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. zufügen and zusagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses zufügen with zusagen
A purely visual mix-up. zufügen ([ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]) and zusagen ([ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zufügen is recorded at frequency rank #22,226, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]. zusagen is at rank #14,217, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36443, this pair ranks #1,615,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zufügen vs zusagen
Shared letters: egnuz. Private to "zufügen": fü. Private to "zusagen": as.
"zufügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "zusagen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zusagen ← uzsagen · zsuagen · zuasgen · zusaegn · zusagenn · zusaggen · zusagne · zusgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "zufügen" and "zusagen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "zufügen" vs "zusagen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zufügen" and "zusagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zufügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zusagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,615,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zufügen" and "zusagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zufügen vs zuzufügen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,615,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.