Which to use
“fordere” is a verb and “vordere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,430
- “fordere” frequency rank
- #13,732
- “vordere” frequency rank
- 25162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fordere | vordere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fordern | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vorder |
Same sound, different letters: fordere vs vordere
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. fordere and vordere follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - fordere / vordere
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fordere and vordere carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈfɔʁdəʁə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - f in “fordere” becomes v in “vordere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fordere is recorded at frequency rank #11,430, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdəʁə]. vordere is at rank #13,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdəʁə].
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 25162, this pair ranks #1,837,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fordere vs vordere
Shared letters: deor. Private to "fordere": f. Private to "vordere": v.
"fordere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vordere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fordere" and "vordere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fordere" vs "vordere" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"fordere" and "vordere" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fordere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vordere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fordere" and "vordere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fordere vs friere". 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 #1,837,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.