Which to use
“zugeben” is a verb and “zugetan” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,135
- “zugeben” frequency rank
- #46,423
- “zugetan” frequency rank
- 51558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugeben | zugetan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als richtig, zutreffend bestätigen; einer fremden Behauptung Richtigkeit zubilligen eine eigene Tat einräumen, eingestehen | zugeneigt, freundlich gesinnt, gewogen |
Where the eye mixes zugeben and zugetan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. zugeben and zugetan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: zugeben vs zugetan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zugeben is [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩] while zugetan is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51558, 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]. zugetan is at rank #46,423, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn].
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 51558, this pair ranks #1,130,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zugeben vs zugetan
Shared letters: egnuz. Private to "zugeben": b. Private to "zugetan": at.
"zugeben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "zugetan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "zugeben" and "zugetan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "zugeben" or "zugetan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zugeben" and "zugetan" 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 "zugetan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugeben" and "zugetan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zügeln 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 #1,130,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.