Which to use
“zufügen” and “zuzufügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,226
- “zufügen” frequency rank
- #45,724
- “zuzufügen” frequency rank
- 67950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zufügen | zuzufügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinzutun | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zufügen |
Where the eye mixes zufügen and zuzufügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. zufügen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against zuzufügen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zufügen and zuzufügen
A purely visual mix-up. zufügen ([ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]) and zuzufügen ([ˈt͡suːt͡suˌfyːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “zufügen” sits inside “zuzufügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67950, 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]. zuzufügen is at rank #45,724, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌfyːɡn̩].
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 67950, this pair ranks #523,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zufügen vs zuzufügen
Shared letters: efgnuzü. Private to "zufügen": -. Private to "zuzufügen": -.
"zufügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "zuzufügen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zufügen" and "zuzufügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zufügen" or "zuzufügen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zufügen" and "zuzufügen" 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 "zuzufügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zufügen" and "zuzufügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zuzufügen vs zuzumuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #523,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.