Which to use
“beraten” and “beruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,024
- “beraten” frequency rank
- #10,430
- “beruhen” frequency rank
- 14454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beraten | beruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Vorschlag dazu machen, was eine Person tun oder lassen kann | auf etwas fußen, sich auf etwas stützen, in etwas begründet sein |
Where the eye mixes beraten and beruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beraten vs beruhen
A purely visual mix-up. beraten ([bəˈʁaːtn̩]) and beruhen ([bəˈʁuːən]) 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 14454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beraten is recorded at frequency rank #4,024, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaːtn̩]. beruhen is at rank #10,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːən].
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 14454, this pair ranks #1,951,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beraten vs beruhen
Shared letters: benr. Private to "beraten": at. Private to "beruhen": hu.
"beraten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "beruhen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beraten" and "beruhen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beraten" or "beruhen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beraten" and "beruhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhen 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 #1,951,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.