Which to use
“zustehen” and “zusteht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,887
- “zustehen” frequency rank
- #18,136
- “zusteht” frequency rank
- 48023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zustehen | zusteht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rechtmäßig gehören, rechtmäßig gegeben werden müssen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen |
Where the eye mixes zustehen and zusteht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zustehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against zusteht's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zustehen and zusteht
A purely visual mix-up. zustehen ([ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]) and zusteht ([ˈt͡suːˌʃteːt]) 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 48023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zustehen is recorded at frequency rank #29,887, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]. zusteht is at rank #18,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːt].
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 48023, this pair ranks #1,263,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zustehen vs zusteht
Shared letters: ehstuz. Private to "zustehen": n. Private to "zusteht": -.
"zustehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "zusteht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zustehen" and "zusteht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zustehen" or "zusteht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zustehen" and "zusteht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zustehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zusteht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,263,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zustehen" and "zusteht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zuseher vs zustehen". 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 #1,263,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.