Which to use
“zuständige” and “zuständigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,555
- “zuständige” frequency rank
- #4,953
- “zuständigen” frequency rank
- 12508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zuständige | zuständigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zuständig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zuständig |
Where the eye mixes zuständige and zuständigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zuständige runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against zuständigen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zuständige vs zuständigen
A purely visual mix-up. zuständige ([ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡə]) and zuständigen ([ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “zuständige” sits inside “zuständigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zuständige is recorded at frequency rank #7,555, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡə]. zuständigen is at rank #4,953, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡn̩].
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 12508, this pair ranks #1,963,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zuständige vs zuständigen
Shared letters: deginstuzä. Private to "zuständige": -. Private to "zuständigen": -.
"zuständige" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "zuständigen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "zuständige" and "zuständigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "zuständige" vs "zuständigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zuständige" and "zuständigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zuständige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zuständigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zuständige" and "zuständigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zuständen vs zuständigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,963,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.