Which to use
“vorgegeben” and “vorgelesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,062
- “vorgegeben” frequency rank
- #17,769
- “vorgelesen” frequency rank
- 30831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgegeben | vorgelesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorgeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorlesen |
Where the eye mixes vorgegeben and vorgelesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorgegeben and vorgelesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorgegeben vs vorgelesen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgegeben ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and vorgelesen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːzn̩]) 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 30831, 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]. vorgelesen is at rank #17,769, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːzn̩].
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 30831, this pair ranks #1,740,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgegeben vs vorgelesen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "vorgegeben": b. Private to "vorgelesen": ls.
"vorgegeben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "vorgelesen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgegeben ← ovrgegeben · vogregeben · voreggeben · vorgeegben · vorgegbeen · vorgegebben · vorgegebenn · vorgegebne
- vorgelesen ← ovrgelesen · vogrelesen · voreglesen · vorgeelsen · vorgeleesn · vorgelesenn · vorgelesne · vorgelessen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorgegeben" and "vorgelesen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorgegeben" or "vorgelesen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgegeben" and "vorgelesen" 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 "vorgelesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,740,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgegeben" and "vorgelesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelesen vs vorzulesen". 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 #1,740,202 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.