Which to use
“Zulage” is a noun and “zusagt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,155
- “Zulage” frequency rank
- #36,144
- “zusagt” frequency rank
- 83299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zulage | zusagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zusagen |
Where the eye mixes Zulage and zusagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Zulage (CVCVCV) and zusagt (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Zulage vs zusagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Zulage is [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə] while zusagt is [ˈt͡suːˌzaːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83299, 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]. zusagt is at rank #36,144, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌzaːkt].
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 83299, this pair ranks #142,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Zulage vs zusagt
Shared letters: aguz. Private to "Zulage": el. Private to "zusagt": st.
"Zulage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "zusagt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Zulage" and "zusagt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Zulage" or "zusagt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Zulage" and "zusagt" 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 "zusagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zulage" and "zusagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zulage vs Zulagen". 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 #142,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.