Which to use
“zulassen” is a verb and “zulässigen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,903
- “zulassen” frequency rank
- #21,859
- “zulässigen” frequency rank
- 27762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zulassen | zulässigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas tolerieren, dulden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zulässig |
Where the eye mixes zulassen and zulässigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. zulassen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against zulässigen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zulassen and zulässigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zulassen is [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩] while zulässigen is [ˈt͡suːlɛsɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zulassen is recorded at frequency rank #5,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩]. zulässigen is at rank #21,859, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːlɛsɪɡn̩].
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 27762, this pair ranks #1,796,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zulassen vs zulässigen
Shared letters: elnsuz. Private to "zulassen": a. Private to "zulässigen": giä.
"zulassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "zulässigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zulassen ← uzlassen · zluassen · zualssen · zulasen · zulasesn · zulassenn · zulassne · zulaßen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zulassen" for "zulässigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zulassen" or "zulässigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zulassen" and "zulässigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zulassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zulässigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zulassen" and "zulässigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zulässigen vs Zulassungen". 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 #1,796,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.