Which to use
“vorher” is an adverb and “Vorhut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #804
- “vorher” frequency rank
- #45,675
- “Vorhut” frequency rank
- 46479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorher | Vorhut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor diesem Zeitpunkt oder Vorgang | kleiner Trupp Soldaten zur Erkundung/Sicherung des Vorfeldes einer Truppe |
Where the eye mixes vorher and Vorhut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vorher and Vorhut follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vorher and Vorhut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorher is [ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯] while Vorhut is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhuːt]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorher is recorded at frequency rank #804, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯]. Vorhut is at rank #45,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhuːt].
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 46479, this pair ranks #1,317,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorher vs Vorhut
Shared letters: horv. Private to "vorher": e. Private to "Vorhut": tu.
"vorher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Vorhut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorher" for "Vorhut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vorher" vs "Vorhut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorhut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,317,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorher" and "Vorhut" 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 #1,317,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.