Which to use
“Vorrat” is a noun and “vorsah” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,734
- “Vorrat” frequency rank
- #43,619
- “vorsah” frequency rank
- 57353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorrat | vorsah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen |
Where the eye mixes Vorrat and vorsah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Vorrat and vorsah follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Vorrat vs vorsah
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorrat is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt] while vorsah is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorrat is recorded at frequency rank #13,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]. vorsah is at rank #43,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzaː].
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 57353, this pair ranks #904,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vorrat vs vorsah
Shared letters: aorv. Private to "Vorrat": t. Private to "vorsah": hs.
"Vorrat" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorsah" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vorrat" and "vorsah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Vorrat" vs "vorsah" - which ranks higher?
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 "Vorrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #904,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorrat" and "vorsah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vornahm vs vorsah". 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 #904,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.