vorgesehenvsvorgesehenenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vorgesehen is a verb, vorgesehenen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vorgesehen” is a verb and “vorgesehenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,345
“vorgesehen” frequency rank
#10,396
“vorgesehenen” frequency rank
13741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorgesehen vorgesehenen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorsehen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgesehen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vorgesehen and vorgesehenen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
vorgesehen
12 ch
vorgesehenen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorgesehen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːən] while vorgesehenen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vorgesehen” sits inside “vorgesehenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorgesehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,345, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːən]. vorgesehenen is at rank #10,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌzeːənən].

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 13741, this pair ranks #1,956,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vorgesehen vs vorgesehenen

Shared letters: eghnorsv. Private to "vorgesehen": -. Private to "vorgesehenen": -.

"vorgesehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "vorgesehenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorgesehenovrgesehen · vogresehen · voregsehen · vorgeeshen · vorgeseehn · vorgesehenn · vorgesehhen · vorgesehne
  • vorgesehenenovrgesehenen · vogresehenen · voregsehenen · vorgeeshenen · vorgeseehnen · vorgeseheenn · vorgesehenenn · vorgesehenne

Frequency comparison

vorgesehen#3,345
vorgesehenen#10,396

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vorgesehen" and "vorgesehenen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vorgesehen" is a verb and "vorgesehenen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vorgesehen" or "vorgesehenen"?
"vorgesehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,345 in our German list, against #10,396 for "vorgesehenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vorgesehen vs vorgesehenen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vorgesehen”; for an adjective, it's “vorgesehenen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vorgesehen” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list