Which to use
“Vorsicht” is a noun and “vorsichtig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,346
- “Vorsicht” frequency rank
- #3,008
- “vorsichtig” frequency rank
- 6354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorsicht | vorsichtig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu vermeiden | Vorsicht zeigend, Achtung gebend |
Where the eye mixes Vorsicht and vorsichtig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vorsicht vs vorsichtig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vorsicht is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt] while vorsichtig is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Vorsicht” sits inside “vorsichtig”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorsicht is recorded at frequency rank #3,346, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]. vorsichtig is at rank #3,008, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç].
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 6354, this pair ranks #1,991,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vorsicht vs vorsichtig
Shared letters: chiorstv. Private to "Vorsicht": -. Private to "vorsichtig": g.
"Vorsicht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vorsichtig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorsicht ← ovrsicht · vorischt · vorrsicht · vorsciht · vorsiccht · vorsichht · vorsichtt · vorsicth
- vorsichtig ← ovrsichtig · vorischtig · vorrsichtig · vorscihtig · vorsicchtig · vorsichhtig · vorsichitg · vorsichtgi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vorsicht" and "vorsichtig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Vorsicht" or "vorsichtig"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorsicht" and "vorsichtig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorsicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsichtig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorsicht" and "vorsichtig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorsichtig vs vorsichtigen". 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 #1,991,923 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.