Which to use
“vorliegt” and “vorliest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,255
- “vorliegt” frequency rank
- #47,844
- “vorliest” frequency rank
- 54099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorliegt | vorliest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vorliegen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlesen |
Where the eye mixes vorliegt and vorliest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vorliegt and vorliest follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vorliegt with vorliest
A purely visual mix-up. vorliegt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) and vorliest ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːst]) 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 - g in “vorliegt” becomes s in “vorliest”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorliegt is recorded at frequency rank #6,255, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]. vorliest is at rank #47,844, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːst].
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 54099, this pair ranks #1,032,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorliegt vs vorliest
Shared letters: eilortv. Private to "vorliegt": g. Private to "vorliest": s.
"vorliegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vorliest" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorliegt" for "vorliest" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vorliegt" or "vorliest"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorliegt" and "vorliest" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorliegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorliest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorliegt" and "vorliest" 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 #1,032,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.