Which to use
“abzieht” and “auszieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,500
- “abzieht” frequency rank
- #39,817
- “auszieht” frequency rank
- 74317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abzieht | auszieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abziehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes abzieht and auszieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abzieht runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against auszieht's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abzieht and auszieht
A purely visual mix-up. abzieht ([ˈapˌt͡siːt]) and auszieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) 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 74317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abzieht is recorded at frequency rank #34,500, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːt]. auszieht is at rank #39,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt].
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 74317, this pair ranks #336,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abzieht vs auszieht
Shared letters: aehitz. Private to "abzieht": b. Private to "auszieht": su.
"abzieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "auszieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abzieht" and "auszieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abzieht" or "auszieht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abzieht" and "auszieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abzieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abzieht" and "auszieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absieht 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 #336,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.