Which to use
“vorgelesen” and “vorgesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,769
- “vorgelesen” frequency rank
- #3,345
- “vorgesehen” frequency rank
- 21114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgelesen | vorgesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorlesen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorsehen |
Where the eye mixes vorgelesen and vorgesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorgelesen and vorgesehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vorgelesen with vorgesehen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgelesen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːzn̩]) 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 21114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgelesen is recorded at frequency rank #17,769, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌleːzn̩]. 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 21114, this pair ranks #1,890,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgelesen vs vorgesehen
Shared letters: egnorsv. Private to "vorgelesen": l. Private to "vorgesehen": h.
"vorgelesen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "vorgesehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgelesen ← ovrgelesen · vogrelesen · voreglesen · vorgeelsen · vorgeleesn · vorgelesenn · vorgelesne · vorgelessen
- vorgesehen ← ovrgesehen · vogresehen · voregsehen · vorgeeshen · vorgeseehn · vorgesehenn · vorgesehhen · vorgesehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgelesen" and "vorgesehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vorgelesen" vs "vorgesehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgelesen" and "vorgesehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgelesen" 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 #1,890,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgelesen" and "vorgesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelesen vs vorzulesen". 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 #1,890,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.