Which to use
“beruhig” and “berührt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,760
- “beruhig” frequency rank
- #4,329
- “berührt” frequency rank
- 48089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhig | berührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhigen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs berühren |
Where the eye mixes beruhig and berührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. beruhig (CVCVCVC) and berührt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beruhig vs berührt
A purely visual mix-up. beruhig ([bəˈʁuːɪç]) and berührt ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯t]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48089, 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]. berührt is at rank #4,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯t].
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 48089, this pair ranks #1,261,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhig vs berührt
Shared letters: behr. Private to "beruhig": giu. Private to "berührt": tü.
"beruhig" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "berührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhig ← bberuhig · berhuig · berruhig · beruhgi · beruhhig · beruhigg · beruihg · beurhig
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhig" and "berührt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beruhig" or "berührt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhig" and "berührt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhig" and "berührt" 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 #1,261,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.