Which to use
“abziehen” and “aufziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,990
- “abziehen” frequency rank
- #19,495
- “aufziehen” frequency rank
- 30485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abziehen | aufziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich entfernen | durch Ziehen öffnen |
Where the eye mixes abziehen and aufziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abziehen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against aufziehen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abziehen vs aufziehen
A purely visual mix-up. abziehen ([ˈapˌt͡siːən]) and aufziehen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]) 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 30485, 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]. aufziehen is at rank #19,495, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən].
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 30485, this pair ranks #1,746,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abziehen vs aufziehen
Shared letters: aehinz. Private to "abziehen": b. Private to "aufziehen": fu.
"abziehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aufziehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abziehen" and "aufziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abziehen" or "aufziehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abziehen" and "aufziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abziehen" and "aufziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufdrehen vs aufziehen". 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 #1,746,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.