Which to use
“vorgelegen” is a verb and “vorgelegte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,607
- “vorgelegen” frequency rank
- #37,880
- “vorgelegte” frequency rank
- 86487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgelegen | vorgelegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorliegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgelegt |
Where the eye mixes vorgelegen and vorgelegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vorgelegen (CVCCVCVCVC) and vorgelegte (CVCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vorgelegen with vorgelegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorgelegen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːɡn̩] while vorgelegte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgelegen is recorded at frequency rank #48,607, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːɡn̩]. vorgelegte is at rank #37,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə].
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 86487, this pair ranks #93,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorgelegen vs vorgelegte
Shared letters: eglorv. Private to "vorgelegen": n. Private to "vorgelegte": t.
"vorgelegen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "vorgelegte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgelegen ← ovrgelegen · vogrelegen · voreglegen · vorgeelgen · vorgeleegn · vorgelegenn · vorgeleggen · vorgelegne
- vorgelegte ← ovrgelegte · vogrelegte · voreglegte · vorgeelgte · vorgeleget · vorgeleggte · vorgelegtte · vorgeletge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorgelegen" for "vorgelegte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vorgelegen" vs "vorgelegte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgelegen" and "vorgelegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegte vs vorlegte". 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 #93,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.