Zulage

[ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zulage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,155
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zulage · Zulage · German

Zulage · rank #47,155 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,155
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugesandt

Nearest frequency peer: zugesandt (-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 „Zulage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zulage“ 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).

Zulage vs Zunge
67% similar
Zulage vs Zusage
83% similar
Zulage vs Zulauf
67% similar

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

Key facts for Zulage
PropertyValue
HeadwordZulage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,155
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zulage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zulageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zugesandt“ (#47,154), „Zulu“ (#47,156), „Zuckerrohr“ (#47,153). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zulage“ bei #47,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Zulage (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,155 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zulage, with forms such as "uzlage", "zluage", and "zualge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Zunge", "Zusage", "Zulauf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zulage, spelled Z-U-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tariflohnerhöhung wurde auf alle Zulagen voll und gleichmäßig angerechnet.
  2. „Die zulageberechtigte Person bevollmächtigt das Versicherungsunternehmen mit dem Abschluss des Vertrags über eine förderfähige private Pflege-Zusatzversicherung, die Zulage für jedes Beitragsjahr zu beantragen.“

Antonyms

AbschlagAbzug

This word in other languages

bonus(English)prime(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzlage
  • zluage
  • zualge
  • zulaeg
  • zulagge
  • zulgae
  • zullage
  • zzulage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zulage - 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.

uzlage2zluage2zualge2zulaeg2zulagge1zulgae2zullage1zzulage1
Edit distance from "Zulage"

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 "Zulage"?
"Zulage" is spelled Z-U-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə].
What does "Zulage" mean?
As a noun, "Zulage" means: etwas, das zusätzlich dazukommt
What words are commonly confused with "Zulage"?
"Zulage" is commonly confused with "Zunge", "Zusage", "Zulauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zulage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zulage" is [ˈt͡suːˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zulage" come from?
"Zulage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zeugte#47,147weilen#47,125adagio#47,188Wachau#47,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

andrei8 variantsVorbau8 variantsausgab8 variantsbecome8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list