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“berufe” and “beruft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,016
- “berufe” frequency rank
- #14,521
- “beruft” frequency rank
- 21537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berufe | beruft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen |
Where the eye mixes berufe and beruft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: berufe vs beruft
A purely visual mix-up. berufe ([bəˈʁuːfə]) 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 a single letter - e in “berufe” becomes t in “beruft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berufe is recorded at frequency rank #7,016, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːfə]. 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 21537, this pair ranks #1,885,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berufe vs beruft
Shared letters: befru. Private to "berufe": -. Private to "beruft": t.
"berufe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "beruft" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berufe" and "beruft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "berufe" vs "beruft" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "berufe" 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 #1,885,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berufe" 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 #1,885,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.