vorgelegtevsvorgelegtenConfusable pair

Which to use

“vorgelegte” and “vorgelegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,880
“vorgelegte” frequency rank
#21,839
“vorgelegten” frequency rank
59719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorgelegte vorgelegten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgelegt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgelegt

Where the eye mixes vorgelegte and vorgelegten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vorgelegte runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against vorgelegten's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
vorgelegte
11 ch
vorgelegten

Look-alike desk: vorgelegte vs vorgelegten

A purely visual mix-up. vorgelegte ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə]) and vorgelegten ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vorgelegte” sits inside “vorgelegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorgelegte is recorded at frequency rank #37,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə]. 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 59719, this pair ranks #813,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vorgelegte vs vorgelegten

Shared letters: eglortv. Private to "vorgelegte": -. Private to "vorgelegten": n.

"vorgelegte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV  ·  "vorgelegten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorgelegte ← ovrgelegte · vogrelegte · voreglegte · vorgeelgte · vorgeleget · vorgeleggte · vorgelegtte · vorgeletge
  • vorgelegten ← ovrgelegten · vogrelegten · voreglegten · vorgeelgten · vorgelegetn · vorgeleggten · vorgelegtenn · vorgelegtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vorgelegte" and "vorgelegten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktə] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorgelegte" vs "vorgelegten" - which ranks higher?
"vorgelegten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,839 in our German list, against #37,880 for "vorgelegte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "vorgelegte" 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 #813,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorgelegte" and "vorgelegten" 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 #813,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list