zusammengefügtvszusammengelegtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,010
“zusammengefügt” frequency rank
#28,959
“zusammengelegt” frequency rank
63969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature zusammengefügt zusammengelegt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zusammenfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zusammenlegen

Where the eye mixes zusammengefügt and zusammengelegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. zusammengefügt and zusammengelegt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

14 ch
zusammengefügt
14 ch
zusammengelegt

Why the eye confuses zusammengefügt with zusammengelegt

A purely visual mix-up. zusammengefügt ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːkt]) and zusammengelegt ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌleːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63969, 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]. zusammengelegt is at rank #28,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌleːkt].

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 63969, this pair ranks #657,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of zusammengefügt vs zusammengelegt

Shared letters: aegmnstuz. Private to "zusammengefügt": fü. Private to "zusammengelegt": l.

"zusammengefügt" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVCC  ·  "zusammengelegt" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • zusammengelegt ← uzsammengelegt · zsuammengelegt · zuasmmengelegt · zusamemngelegt · zusamengelegt · zusammegnelegt · zusammeneglegt · zusammengeelgt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "zusammengefügt" and "zusammengelegt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t͡suˈzamənɡəˌfyːkt] versus [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌleːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "zusammengefügt" vs "zusammengelegt" - which ranks higher?
"zusammengelegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,959 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammengefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammengelegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #657,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "zusammengefügt" and "zusammengelegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zusammengefügt vs zusammengeführt". 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 #657,963 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