Which to use
“vorlegt” and “vorlegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,565
- “vorlegt” frequency rank
- #40,950
- “vorlegte” frequency rank
- 82515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorlegt | vorlegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen |
Where the eye mixes vorlegt and vorlegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vorlegt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against vorlegte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vorlegt and vorlegte
A purely visual mix-up. vorlegt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt]) and vorlegte ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vorlegt” sits inside “vorlegte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorlegt is recorded at frequency rank #41,565, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt]. 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 82515, this pair ranks #155,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorlegt vs vorlegte
Shared letters: eglortv. Private to "vorlegt": -. Private to "vorlegte": -.
"vorlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vorlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorlegt" and "vorlegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorlegt" or "vorlegte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorlegt" and "vorlegte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorlegt" and "vorlegte" 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 #155,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.