Which to use
“vorgegeben” and “vorgelegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,062
- “vorgegeben” frequency rank
- #48,607
- “vorgelegen” frequency rank
- 61669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgegeben | vorgelegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorgeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorliegen |
Where the eye mixes vorgegeben and vorgelegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorgegeben and vorgelegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vorgegeben and vorgelegen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgegeben ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and vorgelegen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːɡn̩]) 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 61669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgegeben is recorded at frequency rank #13,062, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. vorgelegen is at rank #48,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːɡn̩].
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 61669, this pair ranks #741,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorgegeben vs vorgelegen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "vorgegeben": b. Private to "vorgelegen": l.
"vorgegeben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "vorgelegen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgegeben ← ovrgegeben · vogregeben · voreggeben · vorgeegben · vorgegbeen · vorgegebben · vorgegebenn · vorgegebne
- vorgelegen ← ovrgelegen · vogrelegen · voreglegen · vorgeelgen · vorgeleegn · vorgelegenn · vorgeleggen · vorgelegne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorgegeben" and "vorgelegen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorgegeben" or "vorgelegen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgegeben" and "vorgelegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #741,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgegeben" and "vorgelegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegen vs vorgelegte". 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 #741,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.