Which to use
“ziehen” and “zuziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #771
- “ziehen” frequency rank
- #43,660
- “zuziehen” frequency rank
- 44431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziehen | zuziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Anwendung von Kraft hinter sich her oder auf sich zu bewegen | etwas Bewegliches so auf der Halterung/Schiene bewegen (ziehen), dass sich eine geschlossene Fläche ergibt |
Where the eye mixes ziehen and zuziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ziehen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against zuziehen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ziehen vs zuziehen
A purely visual mix-up. ziehen ([ˈt͡siːən]) and zuziehen ([ˈt͡suːˌt͡siːən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ziehen” sits inside “zuziehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziehen is recorded at frequency rank #771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡siːən]. zuziehen is at rank #43,660, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌt͡siːən].
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 44431, this pair ranks #1,386,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ziehen vs zuziehen
Shared letters: ehinz. Private to "ziehen": -. Private to "zuziehen": u.
"ziehen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "zuziehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ziehen" and "zuziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ziehen" or "zuziehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ziehen" and "zuziehen" 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 "zuziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,386,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziehen" and "zuziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zustehen vs zuziehen". 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 #1,386,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.