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“vorliege” and “vorliegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,350
“vorliege” frequency rank
#6,255
“vorliegt” frequency rank
50605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorliege vorliegt
Definition 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliegen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vorliegen

Where the eye mixes vorliege and vorliegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vorliege (CVCCVVCV) and vorliegt (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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vorliege
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Look-alike desk: vorliege vs vorliegt

A purely visual mix-up. vorliege ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡə]) 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 a single letter - e in “vorliege” becomes t in “vorliegt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50605, 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]. 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 50605, this pair ranks #1,167,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vorliege vs vorliegt

Shared letters: egilorv. Private to "vorliege": -. Private to "vorliegt": t.

"vorliege" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "vorliegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorliegeovrliege · volriege · vorilege · vorleige · vorlieeg · vorliegge · vorligee · vorlliege
  • vorliegtovrliegt · volriegt · vorilegt · vorleigt · vorlieggt · vorliegtt · vorlietg · vorliget

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vorliege" and "vorliegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡə] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorliege" 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 #44,350 for "vorliege". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "vorliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,167,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorliege" and "vorliegt" 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 #1,167,354 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