Which to use
“vorliege” and “vorliegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,350
- “vorliege” frequency rank
- #5,131
- “vorliegen” frequency rank
- 49481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorliege | vorliegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliegen | physisch an einem Ort vorhanden sein |
Where the eye mixes vorliege and vorliegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorliege runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against vorliegen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vorliege with vorliegen
A purely visual mix-up. vorliege ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡə]) and vorliegen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]) 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) - “vorliege” sits inside “vorliegen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorliege is recorded at frequency rank #44,350, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡə]. vorliegen is at rank #5,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩].
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 49481, this pair ranks #1,209,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorliege vs vorliegen
Shared letters: egilorv. Private to "vorliege": -. Private to "vorliegen": n.
"vorliege" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "vorliegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorliege" for "vorliegen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vorliege" or "vorliegen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorliege" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorliegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,209,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorliege" and "vorliegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorliege 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 #1,209,901 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.