Which to use
“vorletzte” and “vorletzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,365
- “vorletzte” frequency rank
- #14,454
- “vorletzten” frequency rank
- 37819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorletzte | vorletzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es genau nur noch einen Nachfolger gibt; dem letzten vorangehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte |
Where the eye mixes vorletzte and vorletzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vorletzte and vorletzten
A purely visual mix-up. vorletzte ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə]) and vorletzten ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stn̩]) 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) - “vorletzte” sits inside “vorletzten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorletzte is recorded at frequency rank #23,365, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə]. vorletzten is at rank #14,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stn̩].
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 37819, this pair ranks #1,580,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorletzte vs vorletzten
Shared letters: elortvz. Private to "vorletzte": -. Private to "vorletzten": n.
"vorletzte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "vorletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorletzte ← ovrletzte · volretzte · voreltzte · vorlettze · vorlettzte · vorletzet · vorletztte · vorletzzte
- vorletzten ← ovrletzten · volretzten · voreltzten · vorlettzen · vorlettzten · vorletzetn · vorletztenn · vorletztne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorletzte" and "vorletzten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vorletzte" vs "vorletzten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorletzte" and "vorletzten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorletzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorletzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,580,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorletzte" and "vorletzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorletzte vs vorletzter". 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 #1,580,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.