Which to use
“berauben” and “bereuen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,473
- “berauben” frequency rank
- #13,320
- “bereuen” frequency rank
- 43793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berauben | bereuen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas, gegebenenfalls auch unter Androhung von Gewalt, wegnehmen | Reue über etwas empfinden |
Where the eye mixes berauben and bereuen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. berauben runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against bereuen's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berauben and bereuen
A purely visual mix-up. berauben ([bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]) and bereuen ([bəˈʁɔɪ̯ən]) 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 43793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berauben is recorded at frequency rank #30,473, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]. bereuen is at rank #13,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɔɪ̯ən].
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 43793, this pair ranks #1,406,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berauben vs bereuen
Shared letters: benru. Private to "berauben": a. Private to "bereuen": -.
"berauben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "bereuen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berauben" for "bereuen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "berauben" or "bereuen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "berauben" and "bereuen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berauben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereuen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,406,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berauben" and "bereuen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berauben vs betäuben". 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 #1,406,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.