anziehtvsausziehtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,501
“anzieht” frequency rank
#39,817
“auszieht” frequency rank
60318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anzieht auszieht
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anziehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen

Where the eye mixes anzieht and auszieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. anzieht 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
anzieht
8 ch
auszieht

Visual trap between anzieht and auszieht

A purely visual mix-up. anzieht ([ˈanˌt͡siːt]) 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 60318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anzieht is recorded at frequency rank #20,501, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌt͡siːt]. 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 60318, this pair ranks #791,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of anzieht vs auszieht

Shared letters: aehitz. Private to "anzieht": n. Private to "auszieht": su.

"anzieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC  ·  "auszieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anziehtanizeht · annzieht · anzeiht · anziehht · anziehtt · anzieth · anzihet · anzzieht
  • ausziehtasuzieht · ausizeht · ausszieht · auszeiht · ausziehht · ausziehtt · auszieth · auszihet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "anzieht" for "auszieht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌt͡siːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "anzieht" vs "auszieht" - which ranks higher?
"anzieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,501 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 "anzieht" and "auszieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anzieht" 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 #791,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anzieht" 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 #791,464 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