Which to use
“vorlag” and “vorsah” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,854
- “vorlag” frequency rank
- #43,619
- “vorsah” frequency rank
- 73473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorlag | vorsah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen |
Where the eye mixes vorlag and vorsah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vorlag and vorsah follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorlag vs vorsah
A purely visual mix-up. vorlag ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːk]) and vorsah ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorlag is recorded at frequency rank #29,854, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːk]. vorsah is at rank #43,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː].
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 73473, this pair ranks #359,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorlag vs vorsah
Shared letters: aorv. Private to "vorlag": gl. Private to "vorsah": hs.
"vorlag" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorsah" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorlag" and "vorsah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorlag" or "vorsah" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorlag" and "vorsah" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorlag" and "vorsah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vornahm vs vorsah". 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 #359,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.