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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set zugeben and zugehen apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
zugeben and zugehen form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - b in “zugeben” becomes h in “zugehen” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering zugeben vs zugehen
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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