Which to use
“berüchtigte” and “beruhigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,029
- “berüchtigte” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “beruhigte” frequency rank
- 64128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berüchtigte | beruhigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berüchtigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt |
Where the eye mixes berüchtigte and beruhigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berüchtigte runs 11 letters (CVCVCCCVCCV) against beruhigte's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berüchtigte with beruhigte
A purely visual mix-up. berüchtigte ([bəˈʁʏçtɪçtə]) and beruhigte ([bəˈʁuːɪçtə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berüchtigte is recorded at frequency rank #29,029, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁʏçtɪçtə]. beruhigte is at rank #35,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪçtə].
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 64128, this pair ranks #652,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berüchtigte vs beruhigte
Shared letters: beghirt. Private to "berüchtigte": cü. Private to "beruhigte": u.
"berüchtigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV · "beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigte ← bberuhigte · berhuigte · berruhigte · beruhgite · beruhhigte · beruhiget · beruhiggte · beruhigtte
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "berüchtigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #652,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berüchtigte" and "beruhigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs beruhigte". 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 #652,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.