Which to use
“voor” is a preposition and “vorn” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,106
- “voor” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “vorn” frequency rank
- 50113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voor | vorn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gibt eine zeitliche/örtliche Reihenfolge an | an der Vorderseite, am Anfang, im Vordergrund |
Where the eye mixes voor and vorn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voor (CVVC) and vorn (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: voor vs vorn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voor is [voːr] while vorn is [fɔʁn]. 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 (preposition vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voor is recorded at frequency rank #47,106, classified as aprep, pronounced [voːr]. vorn is at rank #3,007, tagged as anadv, pronounced [fɔʁn].
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 50113, this pair ranks #1,186,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voor vs vorn
Shared letters: orv. Private to "voor": -. Private to "vorn": n.
"voor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vorn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voor" and "vorn" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "voor" or "vorn" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "voor" and "vorn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,186,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voor" and "vorn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs voor". 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 #1,186,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.