Which to use
“vors” is an abbrev and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,042
- “vors” frequency rank
- #22,563
- “vous” frequency rank
- 38605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vors | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor das | ihr |
Where the eye mixes vors and vous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vors vs vous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vors is [foːɐ̯s] while vous is [vu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “vors” becomes u in “vous”, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vors is recorded at frequency rank #16,042, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [foːɐ̯s]. vous is at rank #22,563, tagged as apron, pronounced [vu].
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 38605, this pair ranks #1,559,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vors vs vous
Shared letters: osv. Private to "vors": r. Private to "vous": u.
"vors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vors" for "vous" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vors" or "vous" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vors" and "vous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,559,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vors" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vous". 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 #1,559,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.