Which to use
“vorige” and “voriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,562
- “vorige” frequency rank
- #45,676
- “voriges” frequency rank
- 73238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorige | voriges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorig |
Where the eye mixes vorige and voriges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vorige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against voriges's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorige vs voriges
A purely visual mix-up. vorige ([ˈfoːʁɪɡə]) and voriges ([ˈfoːʁɪɡəs]) 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 “voriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73238, 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]. voriges is at rank #45,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːʁɪɡəs].
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 73238, this pair ranks #365,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorige vs voriges
Shared letters: egiorv. Private to "vorige": -. Private to "voriges": s.
"vorige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "voriges" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorige" and "voriges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vorige" vs "voriges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorige" and "voriges" 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 "voriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorige" and "voriges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliges 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 #365,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.