vordervsvordereTell them apart

Which to use

“vorder” and “vordere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,778
“vorder” frequency rank
#13,732
“vordere” frequency rank
37510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorder vordere
Definition sich vorne befindend, vorne liegend Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vorder

Where the eye mixes vorder and vordere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
vorder
7 ch
vordere

Visual trap between vorder and vordere

A purely visual mix-up. vorder ([ˈfɔʁdɐ]) and vordere ([ˈfɔʁdəʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vorder” sits inside “vordere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorder is recorded at frequency rank #23,778, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐ]. vordere is at rank #13,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdəʁə].

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 37510, this pair ranks #1,588,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vorder vs vordere

Shared letters: deorv. Private to "vorder": -. Private to "vordere": -.

"vorder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vordere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorderovrder · vodrer · vordder · vorderr · vordre · voredr · vorrder · vroder
  • vordereovrdere · vodrere · vorddere · vordeer · vorderre · vordree · voredre · vorrdere

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vorder" and "vordere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɔʁdɐ] versus [ˈfɔʁdəʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorder" vs "vordere" - which ranks higher?
"vordere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,732 in our German list, against #23,778 for "vorder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vorder" and "vordere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vorder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vordere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,588,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorder" and "vordere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verde vs vorder". 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 #1,588,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list