Which to use
“gezogen” is a verb and “gezogenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,732
- “gezogen” frequency rank
- #27,325
- “gezogenen” frequency rank
- 29057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezogen | gezogenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ziehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezogen |
Where the eye mixes gezogen and gezogenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gezogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gezogenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gezogen vs gezogenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gezogen is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡn̩] while gezogenen is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gezogen” sits inside “gezogenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29057, 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]. gezogenen is at rank #27,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənən].
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 29057, this pair ranks #1,773,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gezogen vs gezogenen
Shared letters: egnoz. Private to "gezogen": -. Private to "gezogenen": -.
"gezogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gezogenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gezogen" and "gezogenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gezogen" vs "gezogenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gezogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezogenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gezogen" and "gezogenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gezogenen". 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 #1,773,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.