Which to use
“vorhanden” and “vorhandene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,463
- “vorhanden” frequency rank
- #6,126
- “vorhandene” frequency rank
- 7589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorhanden | vorhandene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhanden |
Where the eye mixes vorhanden and vorhandene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vorhanden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against vorhandene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vorhanden with vorhandene
A purely visual mix-up. vorhanden ([foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩]) and vorhandene ([foːɐ̯ˈhandənə]) 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) - “vorhanden” sits inside “vorhandene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorhanden is recorded at frequency rank #1,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩]. vorhandene is at rank #6,126, tagged as anadj, pronounced [foːɐ̯ˈhandənə].
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 7589, this pair ranks #1,987,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorhanden vs vorhandene
Shared letters: adehnorv. Private to "vorhanden": -. Private to "vorhandene": -.
"vorhanden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vorhandene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorhanden ← ovrhanden · vohranden · vorahnden · vorhadnen · vorhandden · vorhandenn · vorhandne · vorhanedn
- vorhandene ← ovrhandene · vohrandene · vorahndene · vorhadnene · vorhanddene · vorhandeen · vorhandnee · vorhanedne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorhanden" for "vorhandene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vorhanden" or "vorhandene"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vorhanden" and "vorhandene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhanden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhandene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorhanden" and "vorhandene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorhanden vs Vorständen". 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 #1,987,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.