Which to use
“verliehen” and “vorziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,662
- “verliehen” frequency rank
- #19,762
- “vorziehen” frequency rank
- 25424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliehen | vorziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verleihen | nach vorne bewegen |
Where the eye mixes verliehen and vorziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verliehen and vorziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verliehen vs vorziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verliehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːən]) and vorziehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliehen is recorded at frequency rank #5,662, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːən]. vorziehen is at rank #19,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːən].
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 25424, this pair ranks #1,833,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliehen vs vorziehen
Shared letters: ehinrv. Private to "verliehen": l. Private to "vorziehen": oz.
"verliehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vorziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliehen" and "vorziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verliehen" vs "vorziehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verliehen" and "vorziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliehen" and "vorziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorsehen vs vorziehen". 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 #1,833,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.