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.
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?
Which is more common, "zugelassen" or "zugelassenen"?
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.