Which to use
“beruhen” is a verb and “berührten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,430
- “beruhen” frequency rank
- #47,258
- “berührten” frequency rank
- 57688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhen | berührten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf etwas fußen, sich auf etwas stützen, in etwas begründet sein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes beruhen and berührten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against berührten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beruhen vs berührten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhen is [bəˈʁuːən] while berührten is [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 57688, 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]. berührten is at rank #47,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 57688, this pair ranks #891,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhen vs berührten
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "beruhen": u. Private to "berührten": tü.
"beruhen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "berührten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhen ← bberuhen · berhuen · berruhen · beruehn · beruhenn · beruhhen · beruhne · beurhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhen" and "berührten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beruhen" or "berührten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhen" and "berührten" 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 "berührten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #891,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhen" and "berührten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend 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 #891,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.