Which to use
“Zulassung” and “Zulassungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,617
- “Zulassung” frequency rank
- #49,421
- “Zulassungen” frequency rank
- 56038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zulassung | Zulassungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorgang der Genehmigung, des Erlaubens | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zulassung |
Where the eye mixes Zulassung and Zulassungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Zulassung runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Zulassungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Zulassung vs Zulassungen
A purely visual mix-up. Zulassung ([ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋ]) and Zulassungen ([ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Zulassung” sits inside “Zulassungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zulassung is recorded at frequency rank #6,617, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋ]. Zulassungen is at rank #49,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌlasʊŋən].
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 56038, this pair ranks #956,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Zulassung vs Zulassungen
Shared letters: aglnsuz. Private to "Zulassung": -. Private to "Zulassungen": e.
"Zulassung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Zulassungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Zulassung ← uzlassung · zluassung · zualssung · zulassnug · zulassugn · zulassungg · zulassunng · zulasung
- Zulassungen ← uzlassungen · zluassungen · zualssungen · zulassnugen · zulassugnen · zulassunegn · zulassungenn · zulassunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Zulassung" for "Zulassungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Zulassung" or "Zulassungen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Zulassung" and "Zulassungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zulassung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zulassungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #956,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zulassung" and "Zulassungen" 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 #956,045 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.