Which to use
“ziehst” and “zieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,987
- “ziehst” frequency rank
- #1,066
- “zieht” frequency rank
- 15053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziehst | zieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ziehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ziehen |
Where the eye mixes ziehst and zieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ziehst runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against zieht's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ziehst vs zieht
A purely visual mix-up. ziehst ([t͡siːst]) and zieht ([t͡siːt]) 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 15053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziehst is recorded at frequency rank #13,987, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡siːst]. zieht is at rank #1,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡siːt].
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 15053, this pair ranks #1,946,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ziehst vs zieht
Shared letters: ehitz. Private to "ziehst": s. Private to "zieht": -.
"ziehst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "zieht" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ziehst" and "zieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ziehst" or "zieht"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ziehst" and "zieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ziehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziehst" and "zieht" 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 #1,946,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.