ziehstvsziehtConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
ziehst
5 ch
zieht

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

  • ziehst ← izehst · zeihst · ziehhst · ziehsst · ziehstt · ziehts · ziesht · zihest
  • zieht ← izeht · zeiht · ziehht · ziehtt · zieth · zihet · zzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ziehst" and "zieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t͡siːst] versus [t͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ziehst" or "zieht"?
"zieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,066 in our German list, against #13,987 for "ziehst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list