Which to use
“vorderen” is an adjective and “vorlegen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,422
- “vorderen” frequency rank
- #12,827
- “vorlegen” frequency rank
- 20249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorderen | vorlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder | etwas herausholen und öffentlich präsentieren |
Where the eye mixes vorderen and vorlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vorderen and vorlegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorderen vs vorlegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorderen is [ˈfɔʁdəʁən] while vorlegen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorderen is recorded at frequency rank #7,422, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdəʁən]. vorlegen is at rank #12,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩].
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 20249, this pair ranks #1,899,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorderen vs vorlegen
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "vorderen": d. Private to "vorlegen": gl.
"vorderen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vorlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorderen" for "vorlegen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vorderen" or "vorlegen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorderen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorderen" and "vorlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegen vs vorlegen". 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 #1,899,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.