Which to use
“zulassen” is a verb and “Zulassung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,903
- “zulassen” frequency rank
- #6,617
- “Zulassung” frequency rank
- 12520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zulassen | Zulassung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas tolerieren, dulden | Vorgang der Genehmigung, des Erlaubens |
Where the eye mixes zulassen and Zulassung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. zulassen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Zulassung's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zulassen with Zulassung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zulassen is [ˈt͡suːˌlasn̩] while Zulassung is [ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12520, 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]. Zulassung is at rank #6,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋ].
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 12520, this pair ranks #1,963,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zulassen vs Zulassung
Shared letters: alnsuz. Private to "zulassen": e. Private to "Zulassung": g.
"zulassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Zulassung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zulassen" for "Zulassung" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zulassen" or "Zulassung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zulassen" and "Zulassung" 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 "Zulassung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zulassen" and "Zulassung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zulassung 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 #1,963,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.