Which to use
“beruhenden” and “berührende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,518
- “beruhenden” frequency rank
- #47,996
- “berührende” frequency rank
- 97514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhenden | berührende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berührend |
Where the eye mixes beruhenden and berührende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beruhenden (CVCVCVCCVC) and berührende (CVCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between beruhenden and berührende
A purely visual mix-up. beruhenden ([bəˈʁuːəndn̩]) and berührende ([bəˈʁyːʁəndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhenden is recorded at frequency rank #49,518, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːəndn̩]. berührende is at rank #47,996, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːʁəndə].
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 97514, this pair ranks #3,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beruhenden vs berührende
Shared letters: bdehnr. Private to "beruhenden": u. Private to "berührende": ü.
"beruhenden" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "berührende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhenden ← bberuhenden · berhuenden · berruhenden · beruehnden · beruhednen · beruhendden · beruhendenn · beruhendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhenden" and "berührende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beruhenden" or "berührende"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhenden" and "berührende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend vs berührende". 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 #3,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.