Which to use
“vorgelegen” and “vorgesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,607
- “vorgelegen” frequency rank
- #3,345
- “vorgesehen” frequency rank
- 51952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgelegen | vorgesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorliegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorsehen |
Where the eye mixes vorgelegen and vorgesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorgelegen and vorgesehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vorgelegen and vorgesehen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgelegen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːɡn̩]) and vorgesehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːən]) 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 51952, 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]. vorgesehen is at rank #3,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːən].
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 51952, this pair ranks #1,115,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorgelegen vs vorgesehen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "vorgelegen": l. Private to "vorgesehen": hs.
"vorgelegen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "vorgesehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgelegen ← ovrgelegen · vogrelegen · voreglegen · vorgeelgen · vorgeleegn · vorgelegenn · vorgeleggen · vorgelegne
- vorgesehen ← ovrgesehen · vogresehen · voregsehen · vorgeeshen · vorgeseehn · vorgesehenn · vorgesehhen · vorgesehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgelegen" and "vorgesehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vorgelegen" vs "vorgesehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgesehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,115,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgelegen" and "vorgesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegen vs vorgelegte". 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 #1,115,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.