Which to use
“vorgestellte” and “vorgestellten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,467
- “vorgestellte” frequency rank
- #18,754
- “vorgestellten” frequency rank
- 47221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgestellte | vorgestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgestellt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgestellt |
Where the eye mixes vorgestellte and vorgestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. vorgestellte runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCCCV) against vorgestellten's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vorgestellte and vorgestellten
A purely visual mix-up. vorgestellte ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and vorgestellten ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “vorgestellte” sits inside “vorgestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgestellte is recorded at frequency rank #28,467, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltə]. vorgestellten is at rank #18,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 47221, this pair ranks #1,292,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorgestellte vs vorgestellten
Shared letters: eglorstv. Private to "vorgestellte": -. Private to "vorgestellten": n.
"vorgestellte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV · "vorgestellten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorgestellte ← ovrgestellte · vogrestellte · voregstellte · vorgesetllte · vorgesstellte · vorgestellet · vorgestelltte · vorgestelte
- vorgestellten ← ovrgestellten · vogrestellten · voregstellten · vorgesetllten · vorgesstellten · vorgestelletn · vorgestelltenn · vorgestelltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorgestellte" and "vorgestellten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorgestellte" or "vorgestellten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgestellte" and "vorgestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgestellte" and "vorgestellten" 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 #1,292,036 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.