Which to use
“Vorteile” and “Vorurteile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,934
- “Vorteile” frequency rank
- #9,659
- “Vorurteile” frequency rank
- 12593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vorteile | Vorurteile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Vorteil | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorurteil |
Where the eye mixes Vorteile and Vorurteile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Vorteile runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against Vorurteile's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Vorteile vs Vorurteile
A purely visual mix-up. Vorteile ([ˈfɔʁˌtaɪ̯lə]) and Vorurteile ([ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vorteile is recorded at frequency rank #2,934, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔʁˌtaɪ̯lə]. Vorurteile is at rank #9,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lə].
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 12593, this pair ranks #1,963,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vorteile vs Vorurteile
Shared letters: eilortv. Private to "Vorteile": -. Private to "Vorurteile": u.
"Vorteile" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "Vorurteile" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorteile ← ovrteile · voretile · vorrteile · vorteiel · vorteille · vortelie · vortiele · vortteile
- Vorurteile ← ovrurteile · vorrurteile · vorruteile · voruretile · vorurrteile · vorurteiel · vorurteille · vorurtelie
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vorteile" and "Vorurteile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorurteile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vorteile" and "Vorurteile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vorteile vs vorzeige". 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 #1,963,261 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.