Which to use
“zulässig” is an adjective and “Zulassung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,492
- “zulässig” frequency rank
- #6,617
- “Zulassung” frequency rank
- 13109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zulässig | Zulassung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht gegen eine Regel verstoßend; explizit erlaubt, gestattet oder auch nur tragbar | Vorgang der Genehmigung, des Erlaubens |
Where the eye mixes zulässig and Zulassung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zulässig 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.
Visual trap between zulässig and Zulassung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zulässig is [ˈt͡suːlɛsɪç] 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zulässig is recorded at frequency rank #6,492, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːlɛsɪç]. 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 13109, this pair ranks #1,960,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zulässig vs Zulassung
Shared letters: glsuz. Private to "zulässig": iä. Private to "Zulassung": an.
"zulässig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Zulassung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Zulassung ← uzlassung · zluassung · zualssung · zulassnug · zulassugn · zulassungg · zulassunng · zulasung
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zulässig" and "Zulassung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zulässig" or "Zulassung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zulässig" and "Zulassung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zulässig" 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 #1,960,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zulässig" 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 #1,960,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.