vorhatvsVorratConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#30,859
“vorhat” frequency rank
#13,734
“Vorrat” frequency rank
44593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorhat Vorrat
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorhaben in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren

Where the eye mixes vorhat and Vorrat

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
vorhat
6 ch
Vorrat

Why the eye confuses vorhat with Vorrat

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorhat is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhat] while Vorrat is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “vorhat” becomes r in “Vorrat”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44593, 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]. Vorrat is at rank #13,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt].

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 44593, this pair ranks #1,381,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vorhat vs Vorrat

Shared letters: aortv. Private to "vorhat": h. Private to "Vorrat": -.

"vorhat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Vorrat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorhatovrhat · vohrat · voraht · vorhatt · vorhhat · vorhta · vorrhat · vrohat
  • Vorratovrrat · vorart · vorat · vorratt · vorrta · vrorat · vvorrat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vorhat" and "Vorrat" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vorhat" is a verb and "Vorrat" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "vorhat" or "Vorrat" show up more?
"Vorrat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,734 in our German list, against #30,859 for "vorhat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vorhat" and "Vorrat" 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 "Vorrat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,381,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorhat" and "Vorrat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorhat vs Vorhof". 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 #1,381,156 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