Which to use
“vergibt” and “vorgibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,197
- “vergibt” frequency rank
- #24,568
- “vorgibt” frequency rank
- 38765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergibt | vorgibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgeben |
Where the eye mixes vergibt and vorgibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergibt and vorgibt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vergibt and vorgibt
A purely visual mix-up. vergibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]) and vorgibt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡiːpt]) 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 a single letter - e in “vergibt” becomes o in “vorgibt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergibt is recorded at frequency rank #14,197, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]. vorgibt is at rank #24,568, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡiːpt].
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 38765, this pair ranks #1,555,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergibt vs vorgibt
Shared letters: bgirtv. Private to "vergibt": e. Private to "vorgibt": o.
"vergibt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vorgibt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergibt" for "vorgibt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vergibt" or "vorgibt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vergibt" and "vorgibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergibt" and "vorgibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs vergibt". 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 #1,555,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.