zugestehen

/[ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,956

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

zugestehen is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem, der einen Anspruch auf etwas geltend macht, dieses gewähren/überlassen/erlauben Pronounced [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən]. Often confused with zustehen and zugesehen.

Key facts for zugestehen
PropertyValue
Headwordzugestehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,956
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zugestehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zugestehen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,956 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for zugestehen, with forms such as "uzgestehen", "zguestehen", and "zuegstehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zustehen", "zugesehen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zugestehen, spelled Z-U-G-E-S-T-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem, der einen Anspruch auf etwas geltend macht, dieses gewähren/überlassen/erlauben
  2. 2
    jemandem, der etwas sagt oder tut, das Einverständnis geben, dass dies erlaubt ist/akzeptiert wird

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uzgestehen,zguestehen,zuegstehen,zugesethen,zugesstehen,zugesteehn,zugestehenn,zugestehhen,zugestehne,zugestheen,zugesttehen,zugetsehen,zuggestehen,zugsetehen,zzugestehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zugestehen

Misspelling Variants of "zugestehen"

uzgestehen10zguestehen10zuegstehen10zugesethen10zugesstehen11zugesteehn10zugestehenn11zugestehhen11
Misspelling Variants of "zugestehen"

Frequency rank: #28,956 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zugestehen"?
"zugestehen" is spelled Z-U-G-E-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən].
What does "zugestehen" mean?
As a verb, "zugestehen" means: jemandem, der einen Anspruch auf etwas geltend macht, dieses gewähren/überlassen/erlauben
What words are commonly confused with "zugestehen"?
"zugestehen" is commonly confused with "zustehen", "zugesehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zugestehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugestehen" is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugestehen" come from?
"zugestehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.