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.
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?
Frequency check: "vorgestellt" vs "vorgestellte" - 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 "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.