hingezogenvshinzugezogenConfusable pair

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“hingezogen” and “hinzugezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,377
“hingezogen” frequency rank
#36,398
“hinzugezogen” frequency rank
58775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hingezogen hinzugezogen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinziehen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinzuziehen

Where the eye mixes hingezogen and hinzugezogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. hingezogen runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against hinzugezogen's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
hingezogen
12 ch
hinzugezogen

Look-alike desk: hingezogen vs hinzugezogen

A purely visual mix-up. hingezogen ([ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and hinzugezogen ([hɪnˈt͡suːɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hingezogen is recorded at frequency rank #22,377, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]. hinzugezogen is at rank #36,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suːɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].

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 58775, this pair ranks #849,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hingezogen vs hinzugezogen

Shared letters: eghinoz. Private to "hingezogen": -. Private to "hinzugezogen": u.

"hingezogen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "hinzugezogen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hingezogen ← hhingezogen · hignezogen · hinegzogen · hingeozgen · hingezgoen · hingezoegn · hingezogenn · hingezoggen
  • hinzugezogen ← hhinzugezogen · hinnzugezogen · hinuzgezogen · hinzguezogen · hinzuegzogen · hinzugeozgen · hinzugezgoen · hinzugezoegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hingezogen" and "hinzugezogen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩] versus [hɪnˈt͡suːɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hingezogen" or "hinzugezogen"?
"hingezogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,377 in our German list, against #36,398 for "hinzugezogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hingezogen" and "hinzugezogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hingezogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hinzugezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #849,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hingezogen" and "hinzugezogen" 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 #849,826 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