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

#10,990
“abziehen” frequency rank
#34,500
“abzieht” frequency rank
45490
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abziehen abzieht
Definition sich entfernen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abziehen

Where the eye mixes abziehen and abzieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abziehen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against abzieht's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
abziehen
7 ch
abzieht

Look-alike desk: abziehen vs abzieht

A purely visual mix-up. abziehen ([ˈapˌt͡siːən]) and abzieht ([ˈapˌt͡siːt]) 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 45490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abziehen is recorded at frequency rank #10,990, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːən]. abzieht is at rank #34,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːt].

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 45490, this pair ranks #1,351,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abziehen vs abzieht

Shared letters: abehiz. Private to "abziehen": n. Private to "abzieht": t.

"abziehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "abzieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abziehen ← abbziehen · abizehen · abzeihen · abzieehn · abziehenn · abziehhen · abziehne · abziheen
  • abzieht ← abbzieht · abizeht · abzeiht · abziehht · abziehtt · abzieth · abzihet · abzzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abziehen" and "abzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌt͡siːən] versus [ˈapˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abziehen" vs "abzieht" - which ranks higher?
"abziehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,990 in our German list, against #34,500 for "abzieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,351,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abziehen" and "abzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzieht vs auszieht". 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 #1,351,242 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