Which to use
“beruhig” is a verb and “beruhigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,760
- “beruhig” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “beruhigte” frequency rank
- 78859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhig | beruhigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt |
Where the eye mixes beruhig and beruhigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beruhig and beruhigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhig is [bəˈʁuːɪç] while beruhigte is [bəˈʁuːɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beruhig” sits inside “beruhigte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhig is recorded at frequency rank #43,760, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪç]. beruhigte is at rank #35,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪçtə].
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 78859, this pair ranks #228,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beruhig vs beruhigte
Shared letters: beghiru. Private to "beruhig": -. Private to "beruhigte": t.
"beruhig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beruhig" and "beruhigte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beruhig" or "beruhigte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhig" and "beruhigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs brüchig". 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 #228,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.