Which to use
“vorgekommen” is a verb and “vorgenommene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,875
- “vorgekommen” frequency rank
- #45,673
- “vorgenommene” frequency rank
- 62548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgekommen | vorgenommene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgenommen |
Where the eye mixes vorgekommen and vorgenommene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vorgekommen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCVC) against vorgenommene's 12 (CVCCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorgekommen vs vorgenommene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorgekommen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən] while vorgenommene is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62548, 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]. vorgenommene is at rank #45,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənə].
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 62548, this pair ranks #708,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorgekommen vs vorgenommene
Shared letters: egmnorv. Private to "vorgekommen": k. Private to "vorgenommene": -.
"vorgekommen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC · "vorgenommene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgekommen ← ovrgekommen · vogrekommen · voregkommen · vorgekkommen · vorgekmomen · vorgekomemn · vorgekomen · vorgekommenn
- vorgenommene ← ovrgenommene · vogrenommene · voregnommene · vorgenmomene · vorgennommene · vorgenomemne · vorgenomene · vorgenommeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorgekommen" for "vorgenommene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vorgekommen" vs "vorgenommene" - which ranks higher?
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 "vorgenommene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #708,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgekommen" and "vorgenommene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgenommene vs vorgenommenen". 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 #708,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.