Which to use
“vorder” is an adjective and “vorher” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,778
- “vorder” frequency rank
- #804
- “vorher” frequency rank
- 24582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorder | vorher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich vorne befindend, vorne liegend | vor diesem Zeitpunkt oder Vorgang |
Where the eye mixes vorder and vorher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vorder and vorher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorder vs vorher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorder is [ˈfɔʁdɐ] while vorher is [ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “vorder” becomes h in “vorher”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24582, 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]. vorher is at rank #804, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯].
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 24582, this pair ranks #1,845,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorder vs vorher
Shared letters: eorv. Private to "vorder": d. Private to "vorher": h.
"vorder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorder" for "vorher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vorder" vs "vorher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorder" and "vorher" 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 #1,845,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.