Which to use
“vorstellen” and “vorstellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,145
- “vorstellen” frequency rank
- #12,829
- “vorstellt” frequency rank
- 13974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorstellen | vorstellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas nach vorne stellen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen |
Where the eye mixes vorstellen and vorstellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorstellen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against vorstellt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vorstellen and vorstellt
A purely visual mix-up. vorstellen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]) and vorstellt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorstellen is recorded at frequency rank #1,145, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]. vorstellt is at rank #12,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlt].
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 13974, this pair ranks #1,954,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorstellen vs vorstellt
Shared letters: elorstv. Private to "vorstellen": n. Private to "vorstellt": -.
"vorstellen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vorstellt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorstellen ← ovrstellen · vorrstellen · vorsetllen · vorsstellen · vorsteleln · vorstelen · vorstellenn · vorstellne
- vorstellt ← ovrstellt · vorrstellt · vorsetllt · vorsstellt · vorstelltt · vorstelt · vorsteltl · vorstlelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vorstellen" for "vorstellt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vorstellen" or "vorstellt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vorstellen" and "vorstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorstellen" and "vorstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorbestellt vs vorstellt". 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 #1,954,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.