Which to use
“bejahen” and “beruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,800
- “bejahen” frequency rank
- #10,430
- “beruhen” frequency rank
- 56230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bejahen | beruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seine Zustimmung geben; ja sagen | auf etwas fußen, sich auf etwas stützen, in etwas begründet sein |
Where the eye mixes bejahen and beruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bejahen and beruhen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bejahen vs beruhen
A purely visual mix-up. bejahen ([bəˈjaːən]) and beruhen ([bəˈʁuːən]) 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 56230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bejahen is recorded at frequency rank #45,800, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈjaːən]. beruhen is at rank #10,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːən].
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 56230, this pair ranks #948,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bejahen vs beruhen
Shared letters: behn. Private to "bejahen": aj. Private to "beruhen": ru.
"bejahen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "beruhen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bejahen" and "beruhen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bejahen" or "beruhen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bejahen" and "beruhen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bejahen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #948,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bejahen" and "beruhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bejahen vs bemalen". 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 #948,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.