Which to use
“entziehen” and “entzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,196
- “entziehen” frequency rank
- #17,275
- “entzieht” frequency rank
- 25471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entziehen | entzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (ein Recht oder eine Erlaubnis) wegnehmen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entziehen |
Where the eye mixes entziehen and entzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entziehen runs 9 letters (VCCCVVCVC) against entzieht's 8 (VCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entziehen and entzieht
A purely visual mix-up. entziehen ([ɛntˈt͡siːən]) and entzieht ([ɛntˈt͡siːt]) 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 25471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entziehen is recorded at frequency rank #8,196, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈt͡siːən]. entzieht is at rank #17,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈt͡siːt].
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 25471, this pair ranks #1,832,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entziehen vs entzieht
Shared letters: ehintz. Private to "entziehen": -. Private to "entzieht": -.
"entziehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "entzieht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entziehen" and "entzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entziehen" or "entzieht"?
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 "entziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entziehen" and "entzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entzieht vs erzieht". 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 #1,832,764 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.