Which to use
“beruhigen” is a verb and “beruhigende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,878
- “beruhigen” frequency rank
- #34,010
- “beruhigende” frequency rank
- 41888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigen | beruhigende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigend |
Where the eye mixes beruhigen and beruhigende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses beruhigen with beruhigende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhigen is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩] while beruhigende is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beruhigen” sits inside “beruhigende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhigen is recorded at frequency rank #7,878, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. beruhigende is at rank #34,010, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩də].
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 41888, this pair ranks #1,466,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigen vs beruhigende
Shared letters: beghinru. Private to "beruhigen": -. Private to "beruhigende": d.
"beruhigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "beruhigende" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigen ← bberuhigen · berhuigen · berruhigen · beruhgien · beruhhigen · beruhiegn · beruhigenn · beruhiggen
- beruhigende ← bberuhigende · berhuigende · berruhigende · beruhgiende · beruhhigende · beruhiegnde · beruhigedne · beruhigendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beruhigen" and "beruhigende" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beruhigen" or "beruhigende"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,466,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigen" and "beruhigende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhigende 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 #1,466,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.