Which to use
“zugegeben” is a verb and “zugegen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,159
- “zugegeben” frequency rank
- #27,583
- “zugegen” frequency rank
- 35742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugegeben | zugegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zugeben | körperlich an einem bestimmten Platz, Ort, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt, in einer bestimmten Zeitspanne oder zu einem Anlass sein, sich dort befindend |
Where the eye mixes zugegeben and zugegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. zugegeben runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against zugegen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zugegeben vs zugegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zugegeben is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌɡeːbn̩] while zugegen is [t͡suˈɡeːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugegeben is recorded at frequency rank #8,159, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. zugegen is at rank #27,583, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t͡suˈɡeːɡn̩].
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 35742, this pair ranks #1,632,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugegeben vs zugegen
Shared letters: egnuz. Private to "zugegeben": b. Private to "zugegen": -.
"zugegeben" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "zugegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zugegeben" for "zugegen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zugegeben" or "zugegen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zugegeben" and "zugegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zugegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,632,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugegeben" and "zugegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugegen 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 #1,632,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.