Which to use
“beruft” and “betrügt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,521
- “beruft” frequency rank
- #26,780
- “betrügt” frequency rank
- 41301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruft | betrügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betragen |
Where the eye mixes beruft and betrügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. beruft runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against betrügt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beruft vs betrügt
A purely visual mix-up. beruft ([bəˈʁuːft]) and betrügt ([bəˈtʁyːkt]) 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 41301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruft is recorded at frequency rank #14,521, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːft]. betrügt is at rank #26,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁyːkt].
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 41301, this pair ranks #1,483,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruft vs betrügt
Shared letters: bert. Private to "beruft": fu. Private to "betrügt": gü.
"beruft" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "betrügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruft ← bberuft · berfut · berruft · berufft · beruftt · berutf · beurft · breuft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruft" and "betrügt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beruft" vs "betrügt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,483,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruft" and "betrügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beitrug vs betrügt". 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 #1,483,531 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.