gelogenvsgezogenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,204
“gelogen” frequency rank
#1,732
“gezogen” frequency rank
10936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelogen gezogen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ziehen

Where the eye mixes gelogen and gezogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelogen and gezogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gelogen
7 ch
gezogen

Visual trap between gelogen and gezogen

A purely visual mix-up. gelogen ([ɡəˈloːɡn̩]) and gezogen ([ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - l in “gelogen” becomes z in “gezogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelogen is recorded at frequency rank #9,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈloːɡn̩]. 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 10936, this pair ranks #1,972,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gelogen vs gezogen

Shared letters: egno. Private to "gelogen": l. Private to "gezogen": z.

"gelogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "gezogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelogeneglogen · gelgoen · gellogen · geloegn · gelogenn · geloggen · gelogne · geolgen
  • gezogenegzogen · geozgen · gezgoen · gezoegn · gezogenn · gezoggen · gezogne · gezzogen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gelogen" for "gezogen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈloːɡn̩] versus [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gelogen" vs "gezogen" - which ranks higher?
"gezogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,732 in our German list, against #9,204 for "gelogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelogen" 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 #1,972,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelogen" and "gezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelobten vs gelogen". 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 #1,972,559 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