Which to use
“zugelassen” and “zugelassene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,480
- “zugelassen” frequency rank
- #32,884
- “zugelassene” frequency rank
- 37364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugelassen | zugelassene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine behördliche Genehmigung besitzend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugelassen |
Where the eye mixes zugelassen and zugelassene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zugelassen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against zugelassene's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zugelassen and zugelassene
A purely visual mix-up. zugelassen ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasn̩]) and zugelassene ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənə]) 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) - “zugelassen” sits inside “zugelassene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugelassen is recorded at frequency rank #4,480, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasn̩]. zugelassene is at rank #32,884, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənə].
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 37364, this pair ranks #1,592,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugelassen vs zugelassene
Shared letters: aeglnsuz. Private to "zugelassen": -. Private to "zugelassene": -.
"zugelassen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "zugelassene" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- zugelassen ← uzgelassen · zguelassen · zueglassen · zugealssen · zugelasen · zugelasesn · zugelassenn · zugelassne
- zugelassene ← uzgelassene · zguelassene · zueglassene · zugealssene · zugelasene · zugelasesne · zugelasseen · zugelassnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zugelassen" for "zugelassene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zugelassen" vs "zugelassene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zugelassen" and "zugelassene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zugelassene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,592,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugelassen" and "zugelassene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugelassene vs zugelassenen". 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 #1,592,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.