zusammengefügtvszusammengeführtConfusable pair

Which to use

“zusammengefügt” and “zusammengeführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,010
“zusammengefügt” frequency rank
#25,414
“zusammengeführt” frequency rank
60424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature zusammengefügt zusammengeführt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zusammenfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zusammenführen

Where the eye mixes zusammengefügt and zusammengeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. zusammengefügt runs 14 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCVCC) against zusammengeführt's 15 (CVCVCCVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
zusammengefügt
15 ch
zusammengeführt

Visual trap between zusammengefügt and zusammengeführt

A purely visual mix-up. zusammengefügt ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːkt]) and zusammengeführt ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 60424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

zusammengefügt is recorded at frequency rank #35,010, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːkt]. zusammengeführt is at rank #25,414, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 60424, this pair ranks #787,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of zusammengefügt vs zusammengeführt

Shared letters: aefgmnstuzü. Private to "zusammengefügt": -. Private to "zusammengeführt": hr.

"zusammengefügt" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVCC  ·  "zusammengeführt" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "zusammengefügt" for "zusammengeführt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːkt] versus [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "zusammengefügt" or "zusammengeführt"?
"zusammengeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,414 in our German list, against #35,010 for "zusammengefügt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "zusammengefügt" and "zusammengeführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammengefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammengeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #787,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "zusammengefügt" and "zusammengeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zusammengefügt vs zusammengelegt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #787,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list