Which to use
“bereut” and “beruft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,753
- “bereut” frequency rank
- #14,521
- “beruft” frequency rank
- 29274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereut | beruft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bereuen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen |
Where the eye mixes bereut and beruft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bereut and beruft
A purely visual mix-up. bereut ([bəˈʁɔɪ̯t]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereut is recorded at frequency rank #14,753, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɔɪ̯t]. 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 29274, this pair ranks #1,769,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bereut vs beruft
Shared letters: bertu. Private to "bereut": -. Private to "beruft": f.
"bereut" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "beruft" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bereut" for "beruft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bereut" vs "beruft" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bereut" and "beruft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bereut" 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 #1,769,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereut" and "beruft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereut vs Brest". 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 #1,769,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.