Which to use
“Zulagen” is a noun and “zulassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,380
- “Zulagen” frequency rank
- #5,903
- “zulassen” frequency rank
- 38283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zulagen | zulassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zulage | etwas tolerieren, dulden |
Where the eye mixes Zulagen and zulassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Zulagen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against zulassen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Zulagen vs zulassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Zulagen is [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡn̩] while zulassen is [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zulagen is recorded at frequency rank #32,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡn̩]. zulassen is at rank #5,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩].
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 38283, this pair ranks #1,567,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Zulagen vs zulassen
Shared letters: aelnuz. Private to "Zulagen": g. Private to "zulassen": s.
"Zulagen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "zulassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Zulagen" and "zulassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Zulagen" or "zulassen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Zulagen" and "zulassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zulagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zulassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,567,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zulagen" and "zulassen" 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 #1,567,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.