VorlagevsvorlegteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Vorlage is a noun, vorlegte is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“Vorlage” is a noun and “vorlegte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,011
“Vorlage” frequency rank
#40,950
“vorlegte” frequency rank
44961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vorlage vorlegte
Definition Hilfsmittel zur Erstellung ähnlicher Stücke (materiell oder informationstechnisch) 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Vorlage and vorlegte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Vorlage
8 ch
vorlegte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorlage is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə] while vorlegte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44961, 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]. vorlegte is at rank #40,950, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːktə].

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 44961, this pair ranks #1,368,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vorlage vs vorlegte

Shared letters: eglorv. Private to "Vorlage": a. Private to "vorlegte": t.

"Vorlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "vorlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vorlage ← ovrlage · volrage · voralge · vorlaeg · vorlagge · vorlgae · vorllage · vorrlage
  • vorlegte ← ovrlegte · volregte · vorelgte · vorleget · vorleggte · vorlegtte · vorletge · vorlgete

Frequency comparison

Vorlage#4,011
vorlegte#40,950

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vorlage" and "vorlegte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Vorlage" is a noun and "vorlegte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Vorlage" or "vorlegte"?
"Vorlage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,011 in our German list, against #40,950 for "vorlegte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Vorlage vs vorlegte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Vorlage”; for a verb, it's “vorlegte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Vorlage” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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