Which to use
“bedroht” and “beruht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,561
- “bedroht” frequency rank
- #5,567
- “beruht” frequency rank
- 9128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedroht | beruht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedrohen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes bedroht and beruht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedroht with beruht
A purely visual mix-up. bedroht ([bəˈdʁoːt]) and beruht ([bəˈʁuːt]) 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 9128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedroht is recorded at frequency rank #3,561, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːt]. beruht is at rank #5,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːt].
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 9128, this pair ranks #1,981,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedroht vs beruht
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "bedroht": do. Private to "beruht": u.
"bedroht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "beruht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedroht" and "beruht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedroht" or "beruht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedroht" and "beruht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedroht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedroht" and "beruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs beruht". 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 #1,981,348 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.