Which to use
“zustimmen” is a verb and “Zustimmung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,904
- “zustimmen” frequency rank
- #2,572
- “Zustimmung” frequency rank
- 8476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zustimmen | Zustimmung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erklären, dass man mit einer schriftlich oder mündlich gemachten Aussage in Übereinstimmung steht, dass man den Inhalt anerkennt | Aussage, dass man mit einer Meinung, einer Tat, einem Plan einverstanden ist |
Where the eye mixes zustimmen and Zustimmung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. zustimmen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Zustimmung's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zustimmen vs Zustimmung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zustimmen is [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɪmən] while Zustimmung is [ˈt͡suːʃtɪmʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zustimmen is recorded at frequency rank #5,904, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɪmən]. Zustimmung is at rank #2,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡suːʃtɪmʊŋ].
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 8476, this pair ranks #1,984,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zustimmen vs Zustimmung
Shared letters: imnstuz. Private to "zustimmen": e. Private to "Zustimmung": g.
"zustimmen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Zustimmung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zustimmen ← uzstimmen · zsutimmen · zusitmmen · zusstimmen · zustimemn · zustimen · zustimmenn · zustimmne
- Zustimmung ← uzstimmung · zsutimmung · zusitmmung · zusstimmung · zustimmnug · zustimmugn · zustimmungg · zustimmunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zustimmen" and "Zustimmung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zustimmen" or "Zustimmung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zustimmen" and "Zustimmung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zustimmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zustimmung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zustimmen" and "Zustimmung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zustimmen vs zustimmend". 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 #1,984,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.