Which to use
“Vorlage” and “voyage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,011
- “Vorlage” frequency rank
- #41,567
- “voyage” frequency rank
- 45578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorlage | voyage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hilfsmittel zur Erstellung ähnlicher Stücke (materiell oder informationstechnisch) | eine längere Reise zu einem entfernten Ziel, insbesondere mit Schiff oder Flugzeug, auch ins Weltall: Fernreise, Auslandsreise, Seereise, Flugreise |
Where the eye mixes Vorlage and voyage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Vorlage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against voyage's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Vorlage vs voyage
A purely visual mix-up. Vorlage ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]) and voyage ([ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45578, 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]. 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 45578, this pair ranks #1,348,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vorlage vs voyage
Shared letters: aegov. Private to "Vorlage": lr. Private to "voyage": y.
"Vorlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "voyage" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vorlage" and "voyage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Vorlage" vs "voyage" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorlage" and "voyage" 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 "voyage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorlage" and "voyage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vokale vs voyage". 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 #1,348,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.