Which to use
“entzogen” is a verb and “erzogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,183
- “entzogen” frequency rank
- #9,713
- “erzogen” frequency rank
- 18896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entzogen | erzogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entziehen | eine Erziehung durchlaufen habend |
Where the eye mixes entzogen and erzogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entzogen runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against erzogen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entzogen with erzogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entzogen is [ɛntˈt͡soːɡn̩] while erzogen is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entzogen is recorded at frequency rank #9,183, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈt͡soːɡn̩]. erzogen is at rank #9,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 18896, this pair ranks #1,913,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entzogen vs erzogen
Shared letters: egnoz. Private to "entzogen": t. Private to "erzogen": r.
"entzogen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "erzogen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entzogen" for "erzogen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entzogen" vs "erzogen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entzogen" and "erzogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entzogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erzogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entzogen" and "erzogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ertönen vs erzogen". 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 #1,913,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.