Which to use
“zuzufügen” and “zuzulegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,724
- “zuzufügen” frequency rank
- #46,428
- “zuzulegen” frequency rank
- 92152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zuzufügen | zuzulegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zufügen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zulegen |
Where the eye mixes zuzufügen and zuzulegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. zuzufügen and zuzulegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses zuzufügen with zuzulegen
A purely visual mix-up. zuzufügen ([ˈt͡suːt͡suˌfyːɡn̩]) and zuzulegen ([ˈt͡suːt͡suˌleːɡn̩]) 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 92152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zuzufügen is recorded at frequency rank #45,724, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌfyːɡn̩]. zuzulegen is at rank #46,428, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌleːɡn̩].
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 92152, this pair ranks #32,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of zuzufügen vs zuzulegen
Shared letters: egnuz. Private to "zuzufügen": fü. Private to "zuzulegen": l.
"zuzufügen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "zuzulegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zuzulegen ← uzzulegen · zuuzlegen · zuzluegen · zuzuelgen · zuzuleegn · zuzulegenn · zuzuleggen · zuzulegne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zuzufügen" and "zuzulegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "zuzufügen" or "zuzulegen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zuzufügen" and "zuzulegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zuzufügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zuzulegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zuzufügen" and "zuzulegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zuzufügen vs zuzumuten". 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 #32,071 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.