Which to use
“beruhen” is a verb and “berühmten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,430
- “beruhen” frequency rank
- #4,771
- “berühmten” frequency rank
- 15201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhen | berühmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf etwas fußen, sich auf etwas stützen, in etwas begründet sein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes beruhen and berühmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against berühmten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beruhen vs berühmten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhen is [bəˈʁuːən] while berühmten is [bəˈʁyːmtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhen is recorded at frequency rank #10,430, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːən]. berühmten is at rank #4,771, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtn̩].
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 15201, this pair ranks #1,945,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beruhen vs berühmten
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "beruhen": u. Private to "berühmten": mtü.
"beruhen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "berühmten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhen ← bberuhen · berhuen · berruhen · beruehn · beruhenn · beruhhen · beruhne · beurhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhen" and "berühmten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beruhen" vs "berühmten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhen" and "berühmten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhen" and "berühmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhen vs berührten". 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 #1,945,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.