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.
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?
Frequency check: "vorgelegte" vs "vorgelegten" - 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 "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.