vorgestelltvsvorgestellteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,472
“vorgestellt” frequency rank
#28,467
“vorgestellte” frequency rank
30939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorgestellt vorgestellte
Definition jemandem gezeigt oder präsentiert worden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgestellt

Where the eye mixes vorgestellt and vorgestellte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vorgestellt runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCC) against vorgestellte's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
vorgestellt
12 ch
vorgestellte

Look-alike desk: vorgestellt vs vorgestellte

A purely visual mix-up. vorgestellt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and vorgestellte ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]) 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) - “vorgestellt” sits inside “vorgestellte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorgestellt is recorded at frequency rank #2,472, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛlt]. vorgestellte is at rank #28,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə].

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 30939, this pair ranks #1,737,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vorgestellt vs vorgestellte

Shared letters: eglorstv. Private to "vorgestellt": -. Private to "vorgestellte": -.

"vorgestellt" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "vorgestellte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorgestellt ← ovrgestellt · vogrestellt · voregstellt · vorgesetllt · vorgesstellt · vorgestelltt · vorgestelt · vorgesteltl
  • vorgestellte ← ovrgestellte · vogrestellte · voregstellte · vorgesetllte · vorgesstellte · vorgestellet · vorgestelltte · vorgestelte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vorgestellt" and "vorgestellte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorgestellt" vs "vorgestellte" - which ranks higher?
"vorgestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,472 in our German list, against #28,467 for "vorgestellte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "vorgestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vorgestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,737,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorgestellt" and "vorgestellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorbestellt vs vorgestellte". 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 #1,737,999 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