Which to use
“voor” is a preposition and “vos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,106
- “voor” frequency rank
- #39,125
- “vos” frequency rank
- 86231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voor | vos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gibt eine zeitliche/örtliche Reihenfolge an | Eure, Ihre |
Where the eye mixes voor and vos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. voor runs 4 letters (CVVC) against vos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voor with vos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voor is [voːr] while vos is [vo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86231, 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]. vos is at rank #39,125, tagged as anadj, pronounced [vo].
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 86231, this pair ranks #96,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voor vs vos
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voor": r. Private to "vos": s.
"voor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voor ← ovor · voorr · voro · vvoor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voor" for "vos" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "voor" or "vos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "voor" and "vos" 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 "vos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voor" and "vos" 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 #96,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.