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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bejaht" for "beruht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bejaht" vs "beruht" - which ranks higher?
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.