Which to use
“gebogene” is an adjective and “gezogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,298
- “gebogene” frequency rank
- #1,732
- “gezogen” frequency rank
- 47030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebogene | gezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebogen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ziehen |
Where the eye mixes gebogene and gezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebogene runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against gezogen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebogene vs gezogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebogene is [ɡəˈboːɡənə] while gezogen is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebogene is recorded at frequency rank #45,298, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɡənə]. gezogen is at rank #1,732, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 47030, this pair ranks #1,298,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebogene vs gezogen
Shared letters: egno. Private to "gebogene": b. Private to "gezogen": z.
"gebogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gezogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebogene" and "gezogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebogene" or "gezogen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,298,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebogene" and "gezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gebotene". 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 #1,298,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.