Which to use
“Vorlage” is a noun and “vorlegt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,011
- “Vorlage” frequency rank
- #41,565
- “vorlegt” frequency rank
- 45576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorlage | vorlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hilfsmittel zur Erstellung ähnlicher Stücke (materiell oder informationstechnisch) | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen |
Where the eye mixes Vorlage and vorlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Vorlage (CVCCVCV) and vorlegt (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Vorlage with vorlegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorlage is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə] while vorlegt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorlage is recorded at frequency rank #4,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]. vorlegt is at rank #41,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt].
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 45576, this pair ranks #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vorlage vs vorlegt
Shared letters: eglorv. Private to "Vorlage": a. Private to "vorlegt": t.
"Vorlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vorlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vorlage" and "vorlegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vorlage" or "vorlegt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorlage" and "vorlegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorlage" and "vorlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorlegt vs vorliest". 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 #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.