Which to use
“begehrte” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,270
- “begehrte” frequency rank
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- 42118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrte | berührte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes begehrte and berührte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begehrte and berührte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses begehrte with berührte
A purely visual mix-up. begehrte ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə]) and berührte ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begehrte is recorded at frequency rank #22,270, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə]. berührte is at rank #19,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə].
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 42118, this pair ranks #1,459,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begehrte vs berührte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "begehrte": g. Private to "berührte": ü.
"begehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- begehrte ← bbegehrte · beeghrte · begehhrte · begehret · begehrrte · begehrtte · begehtre · begerhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begehrte" and "berührte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "begehrte" or "berührte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "begehrte" and "berührte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrte" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". 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 #1,459,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.