Which to use
“Vorschlag” is a noun and “vorschlagen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,273
- “Vorschlag” frequency rank
- #9,297
- “vorschlagen” frequency rank
- 11570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorschlag | vorschlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben | einen Vorschlag machen; eine Empfehlung machen, die abgelehnt werden kann |
Where the eye mixes Vorschlag and vorschlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Vorschlag runs 9 letters (CVCCCCCVC) against vorschlagen's 11 (CVCCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Vorschlag and vorschlagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorschlag is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk] while vorschlagen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Vorschlag” sits inside “vorschlagen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorschlag is recorded at frequency rank #2,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]. vorschlagen is at rank #9,297, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːɡn̩].
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 11570, this pair ranks #1,969,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vorschlag vs vorschlagen
Shared letters: acghlorsv. Private to "Vorschlag": -. Private to "vorschlagen": en.
"Vorschlag" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCCVC · "vorschlagen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorschlag ← ovrschlag · vorcshlag · vorrschlag · vorscchlag · vorschalg · vorschhlag · vorschlagg · vorschlga
- vorschlagen ← ovrschlagen · vorcshlagen · vorrschlagen · vorscchlagen · vorschalgen · vorschhlagen · vorschlaegn · vorschlagenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vorschlag" and "vorschlagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vorschlag" or "vorschlagen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorschlag" and "vorschlagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorschlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorschlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorschlag" and "vorschlagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorschlagen vs vorzuschlagen". 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 #1,969,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.