Which to use
“beruhigen” is a verb and “beruhigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,878
- “beruhigen” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “beruhigte” frequency rank
- 42977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigen | beruhigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt |
Where the eye mixes beruhigen and beruhigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beruhigen (CVCVCVCVC) and beruhigte (CVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beruhigen vs beruhigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhigen is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩] while beruhigte is [bəˈʁuːɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42977, 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]. 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 42977, this pair ranks #1,432,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigen vs beruhigte
Shared letters: beghiru. Private to "beruhigen": n. Private to "beruhigte": t.
"beruhigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beruhigen" and "beruhigte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beruhigen" or "beruhigte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigen" 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 #1,432,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigen" and "beruhigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs beruhigte". 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 #1,432,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.