zugestelltvszugeteiltTell them apart

Which to use

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

#16,614
“zugestellt” frequency rank
#15,536
“zugeteilt” frequency rank
32150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature zugestellt zugeteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zustellen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zuteilen

Where the eye mixes zugestellt and zugeteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. zugestellt runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCC) against zugeteilt's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
zugestellt
9 ch
zugeteilt

Look-alike desk: zugestellt vs zugeteilt

A purely visual mix-up. zugestellt ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and zugeteilt ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

zugestellt is recorded at frequency rank #16,614, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃtɛlt]. zugeteilt is at rank #15,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaɪ̯lt].

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 32150, this pair ranks #1,713,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of zugestellt vs zugeteilt

Shared letters: egltuz. Private to "zugestellt": s. Private to "zugeteilt": i.

"zugestellt" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC  ·  "zugeteilt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • zugestellt ← uzgestellt · zguestellt · zuegstellt · zugesetllt · zugesstellt · zugestelltt · zugestelt · zugesteltl
  • zugeteilt ← uzgeteilt · zgueteilt · zuegteilt · zugeetilt · zugeteillt · zugeteiltt · zugeteitl · zugetelit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "zugestellt" and "zugeteilt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "zugestellt" or "zugeteilt"?
"zugeteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,536 in our German list, against #16,614 for "zugestellt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "zugestellt" and "zugeteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "zugestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "zugeteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,713,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,713,667 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