Which to use
“vorm” and “vors” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,751
- “vorm” frequency rank
- #16,042
- “vors” frequency rank
- 20793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorm | vors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor dem | vor das |
Where the eye mixes vorm and vors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vorm vs vors
A purely visual mix-up. vorm ([foːɐ̯m]) and vors ([foːɐ̯s]) 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 - m in “vorm” becomes s in “vors”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorm is recorded at frequency rank #4,751, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [foːɐ̯m]. vors is at rank #16,042, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [foːɐ̯s].
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 20793, this pair ranks #1,893,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorm vs vors
Shared letters: orv. Private to "vorm": m. Private to "vors": s.
"vorm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorm" and "vors" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorm" or "vors" show up more?
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 "vorm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorm" and "vors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vors". 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 #1,893,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.