Which to use
“ziehen” is a verb and “Ziehung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #771
- “ziehen” frequency rank
- #31,899
- “Ziehung” frequency rank
- 32670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziehen | Ziehung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Anwendung von Kraft hinter sich her oder auf sich zu bewegen | Ermittlung der Gewinner bei einer Lotterie durch Ziehen einzelner Lose oder durch automatisierte Zufallsauswahl der Gewinnzahlen |
Where the eye mixes ziehen and Ziehung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ziehen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Ziehung's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ziehen vs Ziehung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ziehen is [ˈt͡siːən] while Ziehung is [ˈt͡siːʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziehen is recorded at frequency rank #771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡siːən]. Ziehung is at rank #31,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡siːʊŋ].
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 32670, this pair ranks #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ziehen vs Ziehung
Shared letters: ehinz. Private to "ziehen": -. Private to "Ziehung": gu.
"ziehen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Ziehung" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ziehen" and "Ziehung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ziehen" vs "Ziehung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ziehen" and "Ziehung" 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 "Ziehung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziehen" and "Ziehung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zechen vs ziehen". 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 #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.