Which to use
“berechtigten” and “berüchtigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,869
- “berechtigten” frequency rank
- #21,547
- “berüchtigten” frequency rank
- 34416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berechtigten | berüchtigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechtigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berüchtigt |
Where the eye mixes berechtigten and berüchtigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. berechtigten and berüchtigten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses berechtigten with berüchtigten
A purely visual mix-up. berechtigten ([bəˈʁɛçtɪçtn̩]) and berüchtigten ([bəˈʁʏçtɪçtn̩]) 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 a single letter - e in “berechtigten” becomes ü in “berüchtigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berechtigten is recorded at frequency rank #12,869, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçtɪçtn̩]. berüchtigten is at rank #21,547, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁʏçtɪçtn̩].
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 34416, this pair ranks #1,663,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berechtigten vs berüchtigten
Shared letters: bceghinrt. Private to "berechtigten": -. Private to "berüchtigten": ü.
"berechtigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC · "berüchtigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- berechtigten ← bberechtigten · beerchtigten · bercehtigten · berecchtigten · berechhtigten · berechitgten · berechtgiten · berechtigetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berechtigten" and "berüchtigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "berechtigten" or "berüchtigten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "berechtigten" and "berüchtigten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berechtigten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berüchtigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berechtigten" and "berüchtigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berechtigtes vs berüchtigten". 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 #1,663,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.