Which to use
“bemühe” and “beruht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,560
- “bemühe” frequency rank
- #5,567
- “beruht” frequency rank
- 34127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühe | beruht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemühen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes bemühe and beruht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bemühe (CVCVCV) and beruht (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bemühe vs beruht
A purely visual mix-up. bemühe ([bəˈmyːə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühe is recorded at frequency rank #28,560, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːə]. 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 34127, this pair ranks #1,670,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühe vs beruht
Shared letters: beh. Private to "bemühe": mü. Private to "beruht": rtu.
"bemühe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "beruht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruht ← bberuht · berhut · berruht · beruhht · beruhtt · beruth · beurht · breuht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühe" for "beruht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bemühe" or "beruht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühe" and "beruht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühe" 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 #1,670,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühe" and "beruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs bemühe". 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 #1,670,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.