Which to use
“verziehen” and “vorziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- #19,762
- “vorziehen” frequency rank
- 39880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verziehen | vorziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der Form geraten | nach vorne bewegen |
Where the eye mixes verziehen and vorziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verziehen and vorziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verziehen with vorziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) and vorziehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]) 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 a single letter - e in “verziehen” becomes o in “vorziehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verziehen is recorded at frequency rank #20,118, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. vorziehen is at rank #19,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːən].
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 39880, this pair ranks #1,524,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verziehen vs vorziehen
Shared letters: ehinrvz. Private to "verziehen": -. Private to "vorziehen": o.
"verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vorziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verziehen" and "vorziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verziehen" or "vorziehen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verziehen" and "vorziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verziehen". 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 #1,524,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.