bejahtvsberuhtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#37,996
“bejaht” frequency rank
#5,567
“beruht” frequency rank
43563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bejaht beruht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bejahen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhen

Where the eye mixes bejaht and beruht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bejaht
6 ch
beruht

Why the eye confuses bejaht with beruht

A purely visual mix-up. bejaht ([bəˈjaːt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bejaht is recorded at frequency rank #37,996, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈjaːt]. 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 43563, this pair ranks #1,414,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bejaht vs beruht

Shared letters: beht. Private to "bejaht": aj. Private to "beruht": ru.

"bejaht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "beruht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bejahtbbejaht · beajht · bejahht · bejahtt · bejath · bejhat · bejjaht · bjeaht
  • beruhtbberuht · berhut · berruht · beruhht · beruhtt · beruth · beurht · breuht

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bejaht" for "beruht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈjaːt] versus [bəˈʁuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bejaht" vs "beruht" - which ranks higher?
"beruht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,567 in our German list, against #37,996 for "bejaht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bejaht" 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 #1,414,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bejaht" and "beruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bejahen vs bejaht". 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 #1,414,153 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