Which to use
“vorige” and “vorigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,562
- “vorige” frequency rank
- #9,484
- “vorigen” frequency rank
- 37046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorige | vorigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vorig |
Where the eye mixes vorige and vorigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vorige with vorigen
A purely visual mix-up. vorige ([ˈfoːʁɪɡə]) and vorigen ([ˈfoːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “vorige” sits inside “vorigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorige is recorded at frequency rank #27,562, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːʁɪɡə]. vorigen is at rank #9,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːʁɪɡn̩].
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 37046, this pair ranks #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorige vs vorigen
Shared letters: egiorv. Private to "vorige": -. Private to "vorigen": n.
"vorige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vorigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorige" and "vorigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vorige" or "vorigen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vorige" and "vorigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorige" and "vorigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorige vs voriges". 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 #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.