Which to use
“zulassen” and “zulässt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,903
- “zulassen” frequency rank
- #11,366
- “zulässt” frequency rank
- 17269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zulassen | zulässt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas tolerieren, dulden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zulassen |
Where the eye mixes zulassen and zulässt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. zulassen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against zulässt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zulassen vs zulässt
A purely visual mix-up. zulassen ([ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩]) and zulässt ([ˈt͡suːˌlɛst]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17269, 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]. zulässt is at rank #11,366, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlɛst].
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 17269, this pair ranks #1,928,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zulassen vs zulässt
Shared letters: lsuz. Private to "zulassen": aen. Private to "zulässt": tä.
"zulassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "zulässt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zulassen ← uzlassen · zluassen · zualssen · zulasen · zulasesn · zulassenn · zulassne · zulaßen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zulassen" for "zulässt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zulassen" vs "zulässt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zulassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zulässt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zulassen" and "zulässt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zulassen vs zulasten". 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 #1,928,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.