Which to use
“vorherige” and “vorherigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,627
- “vorherige” frequency rank
- #7,546
- “vorherigen” frequency rank
- 20173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorherige | vorherigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig |
Where the eye mixes vorherige and vorherigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vorherige runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against vorherigen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorherige vs vorherigen
A purely visual mix-up. vorherige ([foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]) and vorherigen ([foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vorherige” sits inside “vorherigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorherige is recorded at frequency rank #12,627, classified as anadj, pronounced [foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]. vorherigen is at rank #7,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced [foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡn̩].
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 20173, this pair ranks #1,900,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorherige vs vorherigen
Shared letters: eghiorv. Private to "vorherige": -. Private to "vorherigen": n.
"vorherige" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "vorherigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorherige ← ovrherige · vohrerige · vorehrige · vorheirge · vorhergie · vorherieg · vorherigge · vorherrige
- vorherigen ← ovrherigen · vohrerigen · vorehrigen · vorheirgen · vorhergien · vorheriegn · vorherigenn · vorheriggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorherige" and "vorherigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorherige" or "vorherigen" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "vorherige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorherigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorherige" and "vorherigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorherige vs vorzeige". 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 #1,900,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.