zugeben

[ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zugeben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,135
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas als richtig, zutreffend bestätigen; einer fremden Behauptung Richtigkeit zubilligen eine eigene Tat einräumen, eingestehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugeben · zugeben · German

zugeben · rank #5,135 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,135
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH wütend

Nearest frequency peer: wütend (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zugeben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zugeben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zugeben vs Zügen
43% similar
zugeben vs zügeln
57% similar
zugeben vs zusehen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zugeben
PropertyValue
Headwordzugeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,135
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zugeben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zugebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wütend“ (#5,134), „zwanzig“ (#5,136), „Wolken“ (#5,133). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zugeben“ bei #5,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zugeben (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,135 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zugeben, with forms such as "uzgeben", "zgueben", and "zuegben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Zügen", "zügeln", "zusehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zugeben, spelled Z-U-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas als richtig, zutreffend bestätigen; einer fremden Behauptung Richtigkeit zubilligen eine eigene Tat einräumen, eingestehen
  2. 2
    etwas zu etwas anderem dazu tun
  3. 3
    etwas erlauben, zu etwas zustimmen, zu etwas die Zustimmung geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zugeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zugegeben, Peter ist vielleicht rücksichtslos, aber ist Hans denn besser?
  2. Gib doch endlich den Diebstahl zu!

Synonyms

bestätigeneingesteheneinräumendazugebenhinzufügenhinzugebenerlaubenzulassenzustimmen

This word in other languages

admit(English)admitir(Español)avouer(Français)permitir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzgeben
  • zgueben
  • zuegben
  • zugbeen
  • zugebben
  • zugebenn
  • zugebne
  • zugeebn
  • zuggeben
  • zzugeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zugeben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

uzgeben2zgueben2zuegben2zugbeen2zugebben1zugebenn1zugebne2zugeebn2
Edit distance from "zugeben"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zugeben"?
"zugeben" is spelled Z-U-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "zugeben" mean?
As a verb, "zugeben" means: etwas als richtig, zutreffend bestätigen; einer fremden Behauptung Richtigkeit zubilligen eine eigene Tat einräumen, eingestehen
What words are commonly confused with "zugeben"?
"zugeben" is commonly confused with "Zügen", "zügeln", "zusehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zugeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugeben" is [ˈt͡suːˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugeben" come from?
"zugeben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zugeben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zwanzig#5,136unnötig#5,123Unglück#5,122Claudia#5,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Sprung10 variantsEintrag10 variantsFrüchte10 variantsgefreut10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list