Which to use
“vorlegt” and “vorliegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,565
- “vorlegt” frequency rank
- #6,255
- “vorliegt” frequency rank
- 47820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorlegt | vorliegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vorliegen |
Where the eye mixes vorlegt and vorliegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vorlegt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against vorliegt's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorlegt vs vorliegt
A purely visual mix-up. vorlegt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt]) and vorliegt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) 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 47820, 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]. vorliegt is at rank #6,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt].
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 47820, this pair ranks #1,270,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorlegt vs vorliegt
Shared letters: eglortv. Private to "vorlegt": -. Private to "vorliegt": i.
"vorlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vorliegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorlegt" for "vorliegt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vorlegt" vs "vorliegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vorlegt" and "vorliegt" 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 "vorliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,270,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorlegt" and "vorliegt" 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 #1,270,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.