Which to use
“vor” is a preposition and “vote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #64
- “vor” frequency rank
- #26,228
- “vote” frequency rank
- 26292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vor | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | früher, eher | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten |
Where the eye mixes vor and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vor vs vote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vor is [foːɐ̯] while vote is [ˈvoːtə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vor is recorded at frequency rank #64, classified as aprep, pronounced [foːɐ̯]. vote is at rank #26,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːtə].
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 26292, this pair ranks #1,820,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vor vs vote
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vor": r. Private to "vote": et.
"vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vote ← ovte · voet · votte · vtoe · vvote
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vor" and "vote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vor" vs "vote" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,820,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vor" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vote". 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 #1,820,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.