VorführungenvsVorkehrungenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,895
“Vorführungen” frequency rank
#21,841
“Vorkehrungen” frequency rank
55736
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vorführungen Vorkehrungen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorführung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorkehrung

Where the eye mixes Vorführungen and Vorkehrungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Vorführungen and Vorkehrungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
Vorführungen
12 ch
Vorkehrungen

Look-alike desk: Vorführungen vs Vorkehrungen

A purely visual mix-up. Vorführungen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁʊŋən]) and Vorkehrungen ([ˈfoːɐ̯keːʁʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vorführungen is recorded at frequency rank #33,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁʊŋən]. Vorkehrungen is at rank #21,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯keːʁʊŋən].

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 55736, this pair ranks #967,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vorführungen vs Vorkehrungen

Shared letters: eghnoruv. Private to "Vorführungen": fü. Private to "Vorkehrungen": k.

"Vorführungen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Vorkehrungen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vorkehrungen ← ovrkehrungen · vokrehrungen · vorekhrungen · vorkehhrungen · vorkehrnugen · vorkehrrungen · vorkehrugnen · vorkehrunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vorführungen" and "Vorkehrungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁʊŋən] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯keːʁʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vorführungen" or "Vorkehrungen"?
"Vorkehrungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,841 in our German list, against #33,895 for "Vorführungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vorführungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vorkehrungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #967,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vorführungen" and "Vorkehrungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgedrungen vs Vorkehrungen". 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 #967,778 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