Which to use
“vorgekommen” and “vorgenommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,875
- “vorgekommen” frequency rank
- #3,781
- “vorgenommen” frequency rank
- 20656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgekommen | vorgenommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vornehmen |
Where the eye mixes vorgekommen and vorgenommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vorgekommen and vorgenommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vorgekommen with vorgenommen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgekommen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]) and vorgenommen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmən]) 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 - k in “vorgekommen” becomes n in “vorgenommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgekommen is recorded at frequency rank #16,875, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]. vorgenommen is at rank #3,781, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmən].
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 20656, this pair ranks #1,895,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgekommen vs vorgenommen
Shared letters: egmnorv. Private to "vorgekommen": k. Private to "vorgenommen": -.
"vorgekommen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC · "vorgenommen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgekommen ← ovrgekommen · vogrekommen · voregkommen · vorgekkommen · vorgekmomen · vorgekomemn · vorgekomen · vorgekommenn
- vorgenommen ← ovrgenommen · vogrenommen · voregnommen · vorgenmomen · vorgennommen · vorgenomemn · vorgenomen · vorgenommenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorgekommen" for "vorgenommen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vorgekommen" or "vorgenommen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgenommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgekommen" and "vorgenommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgekommen vs vorgenommene". 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 #1,895,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.