Which to use
“zugelassene” and “zugelassenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,884
- “zugelassene” frequency rank
- #21,858
- “zugelassenen” frequency rank
- 54742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugelassene | zugelassenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugelassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugelassen |
Where the eye mixes zugelassene and zugelassenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. zugelassene runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against zugelassenen's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zugelassene with zugelassenen
A purely visual mix-up. zugelassene ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “zugelassene” sits inside “zugelassenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugelassene is recorded at frequency rank #32,884, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənə]. 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 54742, this pair ranks #1,006,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zugelassene vs zugelassenen
Shared letters: aeglnsuz. Private to "zugelassene": -. Private to "zugelassenen": -.
"zugelassene" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "zugelassenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zugelassene ← uzgelassene · zguelassene · zueglassene · zugealssene · zugelasene · zugelasesne · zugelasseen · zugelassnee
- zugelassenen ← uzgelassenen · zguelassenen · zueglassenen · zugealssenen · zugelasenen · zugelasesnen · zugelasseenn · zugelassenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zugelassene" and "zugelassenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zugelassene" or "zugelassenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zugelassene" and "zugelassenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugelassene" 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 #1,006,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugelassene" and "zugelassenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugelassen vs zugelassene". 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 #1,006,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.