Which to use
“voice” is a noun and “vorne” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,999
- “voice” frequency rank
- #1,616
- “vorne” frequency rank
- 13615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voice | vorne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | individuelle Lautwiedergabe eines Menschen | Adverb, das den Ort anzeigt; vorne ist da, wo im Vergleich zu einem menschlichen Körper die Seite des Gesichtes wäre |
Where the eye mixes voice and vorne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voice vs vorne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voice is [vɔɪs] while vorne is [ˈfɔʁnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voice is recorded at frequency rank #11,999, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɔɪs]. vorne is at rank #1,616, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈfɔʁnə].
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 13615, this pair ranks #1,956,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voice vs vorne
Shared letters: eov. Private to "voice": ci. Private to "vorne": nr.
"voice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vorne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voice" for "vorne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voice" vs "vorne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voice" and "vorne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voice" and "vorne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voice vs voip". 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 #1,956,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.