Which to use
“vorliegende” and “vorliegenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,040
- “vorliegende” frequency rank
- #7,845
- “vorliegenden” frequency rank
- 23885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorliegende | vorliegenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorliegend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorliegend |
Where the eye mixes vorliegende and vorliegenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vorliegende runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCVCCV) against vorliegenden's 12 (CVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorliegende vs vorliegenden
A purely visual mix-up. vorliegende ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩də]) and vorliegenden ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩dən]) 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) - “vorliegende” sits inside “vorliegenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorliegende is recorded at frequency rank #16,040, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩də]. vorliegenden is at rank #7,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩dən].
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 23885, this pair ranks #1,855,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorliegende vs vorliegenden
Shared letters: degilnorv. Private to "vorliegende": -. Private to "vorliegenden": -.
"vorliegende" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV · "vorliegenden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorliegende ← ovrliegende · volriegende · vorilegende · vorleigende · vorlieegnde · vorliegedne · vorliegendde · vorliegened
- vorliegenden ← ovrliegenden · volriegenden · vorilegenden · vorleigenden · vorlieegnden · vorliegednen · vorliegendden · vorliegendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorliegende" and "vorliegenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vorliegende" or "vorliegenden"?
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 "vorliegende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorliegenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorliegende" and "vorliegenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorliegen vs vorliegende". 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 #1,855,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.