Which to use
“Zulage” and “Zusage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,155
- “Zulage” frequency rank
- #13,990
- “Zusage” frequency rank
- 61145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zulage | Zusage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt | Versprechen in Bezug auf eine bestimmte Maßnahme |
Where the eye mixes Zulage and Zusage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Zulage and Zusage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Zulage with Zusage
A purely visual mix-up. Zulage ([ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]) and Zusage ([ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]) 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 - l in “Zulage” becomes s in “Zusage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zulage is recorded at frequency rank #47,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]. Zusage is at rank #13,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə].
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 61145, this pair ranks #760,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Zulage vs Zusage
Shared letters: aeguz. Private to "Zulage": l. Private to "Zusage": s.
"Zulage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Zusage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Zulage" and "Zusage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Zulage" or "Zusage"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Zulage" and "Zusage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zulage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zusage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #760,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zulage" and "Zusage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zulage vs zusagt". 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 #760,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.