vorigevsvoyageWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vorige is a adjective, voyage is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vorige” is an adjective and “voyage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,562
“vorige” frequency rank
#41,567
“voyage” frequency rank
69129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorige voyage
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorig eine längere Reise zu einem entfernten Ziel, insbesondere mit Schiff oder Flugzeug, auch ins Weltall: Fernreise, Auslandsreise, Seereise, Flugreise

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vorige and voyage apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
vorige
6 ch
voyage

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vorige is [ˈfoːʁɪɡə] while voyage is [ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69129, 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]. voyage is at rank #41,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ].

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 69129, this pair ranks #486,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vorige vs voyage

Shared letters: egov. Private to "vorige": ir. Private to "voyage": ay.

"vorige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "voyage" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorigeovrige · voirge · vorgie · vorieg · vorigge · vorrige · vroige · vvorige
  • voyageovyage · voayge · voyaeg · voyagge · voygae · voyyage · vvoyage · vyoage

Frequency comparison

vorige#27,562
voyage#41,567

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vorige" and "voyage" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vorige" is an adjective and "voyage" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vorige" or "voyage"?
"vorige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,562 in our German list, against #41,567 for "voyage". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vorige vs voyage

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “vorige”; for a noun, it's “voyage”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vorige” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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