Which to use
“mitgehen” and “mitziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,002
- “mitgehen” frequency rank
- #44,801
- “mitziehen” frequency rank
- 65803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitgehen | mitziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich (zu Fuß) in die gleiche Richtung bewegen; mit jemandem oder etwas gehen | anderen auf einer Reise folgen |
Where the eye mixes mitgehen and mitziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mitgehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mitziehen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mitgehen and mitziehen
A purely visual mix-up. mitgehen ([ˈmɪtˌɡeːən]) and mitziehen ([ˈmɪtˌt͡siːən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitgehen is recorded at frequency rank #21,002, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌɡeːən]. mitziehen is at rank #44,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌt͡siːən].
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 65803, this pair ranks #594,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mitgehen vs mitziehen
Shared letters: ehimnt. Private to "mitgehen": g. Private to "mitziehen": z.
"mitgehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mitziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mitgehen" for "mitziehen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mitgehen" or "mitziehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mitgehen" and "mitziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #594,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitgehen" and "mitziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitgeben vs mitgehen". 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 #594,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.