gezogenevsgezögertWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gezogene is a adjective, gezögert is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gezogene” is an adjective and “gezögert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,567
“gezogene” frequency rank
#43,223
“gezögert” frequency rank
75790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gezogene gezögert
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezogen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zögern

Where the eye mixes gezogene and gezögert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gezogene (CVCVCVCV) and gezögert (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
gezogene
8 ch
gezögert

Look-alike desk: gezogene vs gezögert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gezogene is [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənə] while gezögert is [ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gezogene is recorded at frequency rank #32,567, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡soːɡənə]. gezögert is at rank #43,223, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡søːɡɐt].

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 75790, this pair ranks #299,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gezogene vs gezögert

Shared letters: egz. Private to "gezogene": no. Private to "gezögert": rtö.

"gezogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "gezögert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gezogeneegzogene · geozgene · gezgoene · gezoegne · gezogeen · gezoggene · gezognee · gezzogene

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gezogene" and "gezögert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gezogene" is an adjective and "gezögert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gezogene" or "gezögert"?
"gezogene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,567 in our German list, against #43,223 for "gezögert". 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 "gezogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezögert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gezogene" and "gezögert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gevögelt vs gezögert". 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 #299,337 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