Which to use
“genügen” and “gezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- #1,732
- “gezogen” frequency rank
- 12211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügen | gezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ziehen |
Where the eye mixes genügen and gezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: genügen vs gezogen
A purely visual mix-up. genügen ([ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügen is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. 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 12211, this pair ranks #1,965,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genügen vs gezogen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genügen": ü. Private to "gezogen": oz.
"genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gezogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gezogen ← egzogen · geozgen · gezgoen · gezoegn · gezogenn · gezoggen · gezogne · gezzogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "genügen" and "gezogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "genügen" or "gezogen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "genügen" and "gezogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genügen" 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 #1,965,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genügen" and "gezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genügen vs gerungen". 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 #1,965,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.