Which to use
“zugehörig” and “zugehörige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,800
- “zugehörig” frequency rank
- #19,786
- “zugehörige” frequency rank
- 43586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugehörig | zugehörige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder etwas gehörend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugehörig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set zugehörig and zugehörige apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. zugehörig ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːʁɪç]) and zugehörige ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːʁɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “zugehörig” sits inside “zugehörige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugehörig is recorded at frequency rank #23,800, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːʁɪç]. zugehörige is at rank #19,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌhøːʁɪɡə].
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 43586, this pair ranks #1,413,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zugehörig vs zugehörige
Shared letters: eghiruzö. Private to "zugehörig": -. Private to "zugehörige": -.
"zugehörig" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "zugehörige" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering zugehörig vs zugehörige
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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