Which to use
“zusammenhalten” and “zusammenhängen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,007
- “zusammenhalten” frequency rank
- #13,530
- “zusammenhängen” frequency rank
- 38537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zusammenhalten | zusammenhängen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine untrennbare Einheit bilden | seinen Grund in etwas haben; in einer Beziehung zu etwas anderem, Genannten stehen; so miteinander verbunden sein, dass eine wechselseitige Abhängigkeit vorhanden ist |
Where the eye mixes zusammenhalten and zusammenhängen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. zusammenhalten and zusammenhängen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between zusammenhalten and zusammenhängen
A purely visual mix-up. zusammenhalten ([t͡suˈzamənˌhaltn̩]) and zusammenhängen ([t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zusammenhalten is recorded at frequency rank #25,007, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənˌhaltn̩]. zusammenhängen is at rank #13,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋən].
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 38537, this pair ranks #1,561,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zusammenhalten vs zusammenhängen
Shared letters: aehmnsuz. Private to "zusammenhalten": lt. Private to "zusammenhängen": gä.
"zusammenhalten" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVC · "zusammenhängen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zusammenhalten ← uzsammenhalten · zsuammenhalten · zuasmmenhalten · zusamemnhalten · zusamenhalten · zusammehnalten · zusammenahlten · zusammenhaletn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zusammenhalten" and "zusammenhängen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zusammenhalten" or "zusammenhängen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zusammenhalten" and "zusammenhängen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zusammenhalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zusammenhängen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,561,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zusammenhalten" and "zusammenhängen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zusammengehalten vs zusammenhalten". 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 #1,561,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.