Which to use
“bemühten” is an adjective and “beruhte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,958
- “bemühten” frequency rank
- #28,096
- “beruhte” frequency rank
- 60054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühten | beruhte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes bemühten and beruhte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemühten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against beruhte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemühten with beruhte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bemühten is [bəˈmyːtn̩] while beruhte is [bəˈʁuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühten is recorded at frequency rank #31,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmyːtn̩]. beruhte is at rank #28,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːtə].
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 60054, this pair ranks #801,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemühten vs beruhte
Shared letters: beht. Private to "bemühten": mnü. Private to "beruhte": ru.
"bemühten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "beruhte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhte ← bberuhte · berhute · berruhte · beruhet · beruhhte · beruhtte · beruthe · beurhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühten" for "beruhte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bemühten" or "beruhte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühten" and "beruhte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #801,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühten" and "beruhte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemühten vs berührten". 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 #801,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.