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Which to use

“vorzeige” and “vorzeigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,353
“vorzeige” frequency rank
#33,899
“vorzeigen” frequency rank
78252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorzeige vorzeigen
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorzeigen jemandem etwas zur Begutachtung oder Prüfung präsentieren/vorlegen

Where the eye mixes vorzeige and vorzeigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vorzeige runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against vorzeigen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
vorzeige
9 ch
vorzeigen

Visual trap between vorzeige and vorzeigen

A purely visual mix-up. vorzeige ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə]) and vorzeigen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vorzeige” sits inside “vorzeigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorzeige is recorded at frequency rank #44,353, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə]. vorzeigen is at rank #33,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩].

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 78252, this pair ranks #242,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vorzeige vs vorzeigen

Shared letters: egiorvz. Private to "vorzeige": -. Private to "vorzeigen": n.

"vorzeige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "vorzeigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorzeigeovrzeige · vorezige · vorrzeige · vorzegie · vorzeieg · vorzeigge · vorziege · vorzzeige
  • vorzeigenovrzeigen · vorezigen · vorrzeigen · vorzegien · vorzeiegn · vorzeigenn · vorzeiggen · vorzeigne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vorzeige" and "vorzeigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorzeige" vs "vorzeigen" - which ranks higher?
"vorzeigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,899 in our German list, against #44,353 for "vorzeige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vorzeige" and "vorzeigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vorzeige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vorzeigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorzeige" and "vorzeigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorzeige vs Vorzeit". 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 #242,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list