abziehtvsausziehtTell them apart

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.

7 ch
abzieht
8 ch
auszieht

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

  • abziehtabbzieht · abizeht · abzeiht · abziehht · abziehtt · abzieth · abzihet · abzzieht
  • ausziehtasuzieht · ausizeht · ausszieht · auszeiht · ausziehht · ausziehtt · auszieth · auszihet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abzieht" and "auszieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌt͡siːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "abzieht" or "auszieht" show up more?
"abzieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,500 in our German list, against #39,817 for "auszieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list