Which to use
“gezogen” is a verb and “gezogene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,732
- “gezogen” frequency rank
- #32,567
- “gezogene” frequency rank
- 34299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezogen | gezogene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ziehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezogen |
Where the eye mixes gezogen and gezogene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gezogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gezogene's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gezogen and gezogene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gezogen is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩] while gezogene is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gezogen” sits inside “gezogene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gezogen is recorded at frequency rank #1,732, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩]. gezogene is at rank #32,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənə].
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 34299, this pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gezogen vs gezogene
Shared letters: egnoz. Private to "gezogen": -. Private to "gezogene": -.
"gezogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gezogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gezogen" and "gezogene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gezogen" or "gezogene" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gezogen" and "gezogene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gezogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gezogen" and "gezogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebotene vs gezogene". 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 #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.