Which to use
“zugelassen” is an adjective and “zulassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,480
- “zugelassen” frequency rank
- #5,903
- “zulassen” frequency rank
- 10383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugelassen | zulassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine behördliche Genehmigung besitzend | etwas tolerieren, dulden |
Where the eye mixes zugelassen and zulassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. zugelassen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against zulassen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zugelassen and zulassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zugelassen is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasn̩] while zulassen is [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10383, 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]. zulassen is at rank #5,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩].
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 10383, this pair ranks #1,975,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugelassen vs zulassen
Shared letters: aelnsuz. Private to "zugelassen": g. Private to "zulassen": -.
"zugelassen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "zulassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zugelassen ← uzgelassen · zguelassen · zueglassen · zugealssen · zugelasen · zugelasesn · zugelassenn · zugelassne
- zulassen ← uzlassen · zluassen · zualssen · zulasen · zulasesn · zulassenn · zulassne · zulaßen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zugelassen" for "zulassen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zugelassen" or "zulassen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zulassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugelassen" and "zulassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zulassen vs zulasten". 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 #1,975,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.