vorlegtvsvorliegtTell them apart

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.

7 ch
vorlegt
8 ch
vorliegt

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

  • vorlegtovrlegt · volregt · vorelgt · vorleggt · vorlegtt · vorletg · vorlget · vorllegt
  • vorliegtovrliegt · volriegt · vorilegt · vorleigt · vorlieggt · vorliegtt · vorlietg · vorliget

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vorlegt" for "vorliegt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorlegt" vs "vorliegt" - which ranks higher?
"vorliegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,255 in our German list, against #41,565 for "vorlegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list