Which to use
“vorgehen” and “vorlesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,006
- “vorgehen” frequency rank
- #12,413
- “vorlesen” frequency rank
- 15419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgehen | vorlesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich nach vorne bewegen | Schriftzeichen, Worte und Texte wahrnehmen und sprachlich laut wiedergeben; laut lesen, so dass andere es hören können |
Where the eye mixes vorgehen and vorlesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vorgehen and vorlesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorgehen vs vorlesen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) and vorlesen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]) 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 15419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,006, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]. vorlesen is at rank #12,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩].
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 15419, this pair ranks #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgehen vs vorlesen
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "vorgehen": gh. Private to "vorlesen": ls.
"vorgehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vorlesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorgehen" and "vorlesen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vorgehen" vs "vorlesen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vorgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgehen" and "vorlesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorlesen 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 #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.