Which to use
“zugeben” and “zugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,135
- “zugeben” frequency rank
- #16,335
- “zugehen” frequency rank
- 21470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugeben | zugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als richtig, zutreffend bestätigen; einer fremden Behauptung Richtigkeit zubilligen eine eigene Tat einräumen, eingestehen | in die Richtung von jemandem oder etwas gehen |
Where the eye mixes zugeben and zugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zugeben and zugehen 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 zugeben with zugehen
A purely visual mix-up. zugeben ([ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]) and zugehen ([ˈt͡suːˌɡeːən]) 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 a single letter - b in “zugeben” becomes h in “zugehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugeben is recorded at frequency rank #5,135, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]. zugehen is at rank #16,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːən].
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 21470, this pair ranks #1,885,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugeben vs zugehen
Shared letters: egnuz. Private to "zugeben": b. Private to "zugehen": h.
"zugeben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "zugehen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zugeben" for "zugehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zugeben" vs "zugehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zugeben" and "zugehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugeben" and "zugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugehen vs zugetan". 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 #1,885,901 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.