zugelassenevszugelassenenWhat's the difference?

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.

11 ch
zugelassene
12 ch
zugelassenen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənə] versus [ˈt͡suːɡəˌlasənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "zugelassene" or "zugelassenen" show up more?
"zugelassenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,858 in our German list, against #32,884 for "zugelassene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list