Which to use
“vorhin” and “vorn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,576
- “vorhin” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “vorn” frequency rank
- 7583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorhin | vorn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor kurzer Zeit | an der Vorderseite, am Anfang, im Vordergrund |
Where the eye mixes vorhin and vorn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vorhin runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vorn's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vorhin with vorn
A purely visual mix-up. vorhin ([ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]) and vorn ([fɔʁn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorhin is recorded at frequency rank #4,576, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]. vorn is at rank #3,007, tagged as anadv, pronounced [fɔʁn].
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 7583, this pair ranks #1,987,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorhin vs vorn
Shared letters: norv. Private to "vorhin": hi. Private to "vorn": -.
"vorhin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorhin" and "vorn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vorhin" vs "vorn" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorhin" and "vorn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorhin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorhin" and "vorn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vorn". 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 #1,987,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.