Which to use
“Vorhänge” is a noun and “vorhatte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,755
- “Vorhänge” frequency rank
- #45,674
- “vorhatte” frequency rank
- 64429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorhänge | vorhatte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorhang | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorhaben |
Where the eye mixes Vorhänge and vorhatte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Vorhänge and vorhatte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Vorhänge vs vorhatte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorhänge is [ˈfoːɐ̯hɛŋə] while vorhatte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhatə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorhänge is recorded at frequency rank #18,755, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯hɛŋə]. vorhatte is at rank #45,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhatə].
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 64429, this pair ranks #641,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vorhänge vs vorhatte
Shared letters: ehorv. Private to "Vorhänge": gnä. Private to "vorhatte": at.
"Vorhänge" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "vorhatte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorhatte ← ovrhatte · vohratte · vorahtte · vorhate · vorhatet · vorhhatte · vorhtate · vorrhatte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vorhänge" for "vorhatte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Vorhänge" vs "vorhatte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorhänge" and "vorhatte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorhänge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhatte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #641,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorhänge" and "vorhatte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vorhalle vs vorhatte". 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 #641,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.