Which to use
“ziehen” and “ziehst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #771
- “ziehen” frequency rank
- #13,987
- “ziehst” frequency rank
- 14758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziehen | ziehst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Anwendung von Kraft hinter sich her oder auf sich zu bewegen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ziehen |
Where the eye mixes ziehen and ziehst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ziehen (CVVCVC) and ziehst (CVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ziehen vs ziehst
A purely visual mix-up. ziehen ([ˈt͡siːən]) and ziehst ([t͡siːst]) 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 14758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziehen is recorded at frequency rank #771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡siːən]. ziehst is at rank #13,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡siːst].
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 14758, this pair ranks #1,948,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ziehen vs ziehst
Shared letters: ehiz. Private to "ziehen": n. Private to "ziehst": st.
"ziehen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "ziehst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ziehen" and "ziehst" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ziehen" or "ziehst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ziehen" and "ziehst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ziehst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziehen" and "ziehst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zehnt vs ziehst". 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 #1,948,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.