Which to use
“bemühte” and “berühmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,250
- “bemühte” frequency rank
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- 19819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühte | berühmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes bemühte and berühmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bemühte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against berühmte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemühte with berühmte
A purely visual mix-up. bemühte ([bəˈmyːtə]) and berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühte is recorded at frequency rank #14,250, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmyːtə]. berühmte is at rank #5,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtə].
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 19819, this pair ranks #1,904,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühte vs berühmte
Shared letters: behmtü. Private to "bemühte": -. Private to "berühmte": r.
"bemühte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemühte" and "berühmte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bemühte" or "berühmte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,904,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühte" and "berühmte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemühte vs blühte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,904,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.