Which to use
“beraubt” and “beruft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,309
- “beraubt” frequency rank
- #14,521
- “beruft” frequency rank
- 29830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beraubt | beruft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs berauben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen |
Where the eye mixes beraubt and beruft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beraubt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against beruft's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beraubt with beruft
A purely visual mix-up. beraubt ([bəˈʁaʊ̯pt]) and beruft ([bəˈʁuːft]) 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 29830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beraubt is recorded at frequency rank #15,309, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaʊ̯pt]. beruft is at rank #14,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːft].
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 29830, this pair ranks #1,759,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beraubt vs beruft
Shared letters: bertu. Private to "beraubt": a. Private to "beruft": f.
"beraubt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "beruft" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beraubt" and "beruft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beraubt" or "beruft"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beraubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beraubt" and "beruft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Berufes vs beruft". 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 #1,759,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.