Which to use
“vorhatte” is a verb and “Vorräte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,674
- “vorhatte” frequency rank
- #17,770
- “Vorräte” frequency rank
- 63444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorhatte | Vorräte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorhaben | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorrat |
Where the eye mixes vorhatte and Vorräte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vorhatte with Vorräte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorhatte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhatə] while Vorräte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorhatte is recorded at frequency rank #45,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhatə]. Vorräte is at rank #17,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛːtə].
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 63444, this pair ranks #676,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorhatte vs Vorräte
Shared letters: eortv. Private to "vorhatte": ah. Private to "Vorräte": ä.
"vorhatte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Vorräte" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorhatte ← ovrhatte · vohratte · vorahtte · vorhate · vorhatet · vorhhatte · vorhtate · vorrhatte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorhatte" for "Vorräte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vorhatte" or "Vorräte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vorhatte" and "Vorräte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhatte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorräte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #676,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorhatte" and "Vorräte" 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 #676,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.