vorhatvsVorhofConfusable pair

Quick tell: vorhat is a verb, Vorhof is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vorhat” is a verb and “Vorhof” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,859
“vorhat” frequency rank
#47,111
“Vorhof” frequency rank
77970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorhat Vorhof
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorhaben freier Platz auf der Vorderseite eines Gebäudes

Where the eye mixes vorhat and Vorhof

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vorhat and Vorhof follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
vorhat
6 ch
Vorhof

Visual trap between vorhat and Vorhof

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorhat is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhat] while Vorhof is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhoːf]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorhat is recorded at frequency rank #30,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhat]. Vorhof is at rank #47,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhoːf].

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 77970, this pair ranks #248,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vorhat vs Vorhof

Shared letters: horv. Private to "vorhat": at. Private to "Vorhof": f.

"vorhat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Vorhof" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorhat ← ovrhat · vohrat · voraht · vorhatt · vorhhat · vorhta · vorrhat · vrohat
  • Vorhof ← ovrhof · vohrof · vorhfo · vorhhof · vorhoff · vorohf · vorrhof · vrohof

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vorhat" for "Vorhof" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vorhat" is a verb and "Vorhof" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vorhat" or "Vorhof"?
"vorhat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,859 in our German list, against #47,111 for "Vorhof". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vorhat" and "Vorhof" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vorhat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vorhof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorhat" and "Vorhof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vorhof vs Vorhut". 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 #248,725 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