abgezogenvsaufgezogenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“abgezogen” and “aufgezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,504
“abgezogen” frequency rank
#16,089
“aufgezogen” frequency rank
24593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgezogen aufgezogen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abziehen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufziehen

Where the eye mixes abgezogen and aufgezogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgezogen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against aufgezogen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
abgezogen
10 ch
aufgezogen

Visual trap between abgezogen and aufgezogen

A purely visual mix-up. abgezogen ([ˈapɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and aufgezogen ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgezogen is recorded at frequency rank #8,504, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]. aufgezogen is at rank #16,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].

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 24593, this pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgezogen vs aufgezogen

Shared letters: aegnoz. Private to "abgezogen": b. Private to "aufgezogen": fu.

"abgezogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "aufgezogen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgezogen ← abbgezogen · abegzogen · abgeozgen · abgezgoen · abgezoegn · abgezogenn · abgezoggen · abgezogne
  • aufgezogen ← afugezogen · aufegzogen · auffgezogen · aufgeozgen · aufgezgoen · aufgezoegn · aufgezogenn · aufgezoggen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abgezogen" for "aufgezogen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgezogen" or "aufgezogen"?
"abgezogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,504 in our German list, against #16,089 for "aufgezogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "abgezogen" and "aufgezogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgezogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgezogen" and "aufgezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelegen vs abgezogen". 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 #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list