Zusage

[ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]

/[ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Zusage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,990
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versprechen in Bezug auf eine bestimmte Maßnahme

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusage · Zusage · German

Zusage · rank #13,990 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,990
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückkommen

Nearest frequency peer: zurückkommen (-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 „Zusage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zusage“ 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).

Zusage vs Zusatz
67% similar
Zusage vs zutage
67% similar
Zusage vs zusagt
67% similar

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

Key facts for Zusage
PropertyValue
HeadwordZusage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,990
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zusage“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zurückkommen“ (#13,989), „Zwerg“ (#13,991), „Zuneigung“ (#13,988). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zusage“ bei #13,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Zusage (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,990 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Versprechen in Bezug auf eine bestimmte Maßnahme".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zusage, with forms such as "uzsage", "zsuage", and "zuasge". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Zusatz", "zutage", "zusagt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zusage, spelled Z-U-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versprechen in Bezug auf eine bestimmte Maßnahme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Zusage zur Einbindung der Ärztekammer in deren Erstellung werde zumindest in seiner Tiroler Heimat eingehalten.“
  2. „Zu ihrem einundsechzigsten Geburtstag bekam Helena ein ganz besonderes Geschenk: einen Brief mit der Zusage für einen Platz in einem Altersheim.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzsage
  • zsuage
  • zuasge
  • zusaeg
  • zusagge
  • zusgae
  • zussage
  • zzusage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uzsage2zsuage2zuasge2zusaeg2zusagge1zusgae2zussage1zzusage1
Edit distance from "Zusage"

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 "Zusage"?
"Zusage" is spelled Z-U-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə].
What does "Zusage" mean?
As a noun, "Zusage" means: Versprechen in Bezug auf eine bestimmte Maßnahme
What words are commonly confused with "Zusage"?
"Zusage" is commonly confused with "Zusatz", "zutage", "zusagt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zusage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zusage" is [ˈt͡suːˌzaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zusage" come from?
"Zusage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list