Which to use
“zugute” and “zumute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,794
- “zugute” frequency rank
- #27,585
- “zumute” frequency rank
- 39379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugute | zumute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (schweizerisch, süddeutsch) zu jemandes Vorteil, zu jemandes Gunsten | jemandem ist/wird [es] irgendwie zumute oder jemand ist/gerät in eine bestimmte innere Stimmung oder Verfassung, jemand fühlt sich in einer bestimmten Weise; jemand ist in einer inneren Verfassung oder gerät in eine solche, in der er mit etwas gut sofort beginnen könnte |
Where the eye mixes zugute and zumute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. zugute and zumute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: zugute vs zumute
A purely visual mix-up. zugute ([ˌt͡suˈɡuːtə]) and zumute ([t͡suˈmuːtə]) 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 a single letter - g in “zugute” becomes m in “zumute”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugute is recorded at frequency rank #11,794, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˌt͡suˈɡuːtə]. zumute is at rank #27,585, tagged as anadv, pronounced [t͡suˈmuːtə].
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 39379, this pair ranks #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zugute vs zumute
Shared letters: etuz. Private to "zugute": g. Private to "zumute": m.
"zugute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "zumute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zugute" for "zumute" ever safe?
Which is more common, "zugute" or "zumute"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zumute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugute" and "zumute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zumute vs Zünfte". 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 #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.