Which to use
“vorgelegt” is a verb and “vorgelegten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,608
- “vorgelegt” frequency rank
- #21,839
- “vorgelegten” frequency rank
- 28447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgelegt | vorgelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorlegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgelegt |
Where the eye mixes vorgelegt and vorgelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vorgelegt with vorgelegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorgelegt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːkt] while vorgelegten is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vorgelegt” sits inside “vorgelegten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28447, 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]. vorgelegten is at rank #21,839, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktn̩].
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 28447, this pair ranks #1,784,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgelegt vs vorgelegten
Shared letters: eglortv. Private to "vorgelegt": -. Private to "vorgelegten": n.
"vorgelegt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "vorgelegten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgelegt ← ovrgelegt · vogrelegt · voreglegt · vorgeelgt · vorgeleggt · vorgelegtt · vorgeletg · vorgelget
- vorgelegten ← ovrgelegten · vogrelegten · voreglegten · vorgeelgten · vorgelegetn · vorgeleggten · vorgelegtenn · vorgelegtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgelegt" and "vorgelegten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vorgelegt" vs "vorgelegten" - 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 "vorgelegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgelegt" and "vorgelegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegen vs vorgelegten". 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 #1,784,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.