Which to use
“vorhat” and “vorsah” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,859
- “vorhat” frequency rank
- #43,619
- “vorsah” frequency rank
- 74478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorhat | vorsah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorhaben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen |
Where the eye mixes vorhat and vorsah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vorhat and vorsah follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorhat vs vorsah
A purely visual mix-up. vorhat ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhat]) and vorsah ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74478, 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]. vorsah is at rank #43,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː].
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 74478, this pair ranks #332,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorhat vs vorsah
Shared letters: ahorv. Private to "vorhat": t. Private to "vorsah": s.
"vorhat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorsah" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorhat" and "vorsah" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorhat" or "vorsah" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorhat" and "vorsah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vornahm vs vorsah". 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 #332,446 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.