Which to use
“vorgelegt” is a verb and “vorgelegte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,608
- “vorgelegt” frequency rank
- #37,880
- “vorgelegte” frequency rank
- 44488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgelegt | vorgelegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorlegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgelegt |
Where the eye mixes vorgelegt and vorgelegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vorgelegt runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against vorgelegte's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorgelegt vs vorgelegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorgelegt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːkt] while vorgelegte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vorgelegt” sits inside “vorgelegte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgelegt is recorded at frequency rank #6,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːkt]. 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 44488, this pair ranks #1,384,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorgelegt vs vorgelegte
Shared letters: eglortv. Private to "vorgelegt": -. Private to "vorgelegte": -.
"vorgelegt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "vorgelegte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgelegt ← ovrgelegt · vogrelegt · voreglegt · vorgeelgt · vorgeleggt · vorgelegtt · vorgeletg · vorgelget
- vorgelegte ← ovrgelegte · vogrelegte · voreglegte · vorgeelgte · vorgeleget · vorgeleggte · vorgelegtte · vorgeletge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgelegt" and "vorgelegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorgelegt" or "vorgelegte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgelegt" and "vorgelegte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegt" 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 #1,384,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgelegt" and "vorgelegte" 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 #1,384,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.