Which to use
“hergezogen” and “hingezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,025
- “hergezogen” frequency rank
- #22,377
- “hingezogen” frequency rank
- 68402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hergezogen | hingezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs herziehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinziehen |
Where the eye mixes hergezogen and hingezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hergezogen and hingezogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hergezogen vs hingezogen
A purely visual mix-up. hergezogen ([ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and hingezogen ([ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 68402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hergezogen is recorded at frequency rank #46,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]. hingezogen is at rank #22,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 68402, this pair ranks #508,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hergezogen vs hingezogen
Shared letters: eghnoz. Private to "hergezogen": r. Private to "hingezogen": i.
"hergezogen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "hingezogen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hergezogen ← ehrgezogen · hegrezogen · heregzogen · hergeozgen · hergezgoen · hergezoegn · hergezogenn · hergezoggen
- hingezogen ← hhingezogen · hignezogen · hinegzogen · hingeozgen · hingezgoen · hingezoegn · hingezogenn · hingezoggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hergezogen" and "hingezogen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hergezogen" or "hingezogen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hergezogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hergezogen" and "hingezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingehören vs hingezogen". 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 #508,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.