zugelassenvszugelassenenConfusable pair

Which to use

“zugelassen” and “zugelassenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,480
“zugelassen” frequency rank
#21,858
“zugelassenen” frequency rank
26338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature zugelassen zugelassenen
Definition eine behördliche Genehmigung besitzend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugelassen

Where the eye mixes zugelassen and zugelassenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zugelassen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against zugelassenen's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
zugelassen
12 ch
zugelassenen

Visual trap between zugelassen and zugelassenen

A purely visual mix-up. zugelassen ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasn̩]) and zugelassenen ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “zugelassen” sits inside “zugelassenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26338, 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]. zugelassenen is at rank #21,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənən].

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 26338, this pair ranks #1,819,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of zugelassen vs zugelassenen

Shared letters: aeglnsuz. Private to "zugelassen": -. Private to "zugelassenen": -.

"zugelassen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC  ·  "zugelassenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • zugelassen ← uzgelassen · zguelassen · zueglassen · zugealssen · zugelasen · zugelasesn · zugelassenn · zugelassne
  • zugelassenen ← uzgelassenen · zguelassenen · zueglassenen · zugealssenen · zugelasenen · zugelasesnen · zugelasseenn · zugelassenenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "zugelassen" for "zugelassenen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasn̩] versus [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "zugelassen" or "zugelassenen"?
"zugelassen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,480 in our German list, against #21,858 for "zugelassenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "zugelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "zugelassenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,819,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "zugelassen" and "zugelassenen" 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 #1,819,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list