Which to use
“vorgeben” and “vorgehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,475
- “vorgeben” frequency rank
- #3,006
- “vorgehen” frequency rank
- 24481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgeben | vorgehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Unwahrheit äußern und damit nur so tun als ob | sich nach vorne bewegen |
Where the eye mixes vorgeben and vorgehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vorgeben and vorgehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorgeben vs vorgehen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgeben ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩]) and vorgehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) 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 a single letter - b in “vorgeben” becomes h in “vorgehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgeben is recorded at frequency rank #21,475, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩]. vorgehen is at rank #3,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən].
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 24481, this pair ranks #1,846,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgeben vs vorgehen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "vorgeben": b. Private to "vorgehen": h.
"vorgeben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vorgehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgeben" and "vorgehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vorgeben" or "vorgehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgeben" and "vorgehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgeben" and "vorgehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vogesen vs vorgeben". 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 #1,846,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.