Which to use
“beruhigen” is a verb and “Beruhigung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,878
- “beruhigen” frequency rank
- #20,856
- “Beruhigung” frequency rank
- 28734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigen | Beruhigung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen | das Entspannen einer Situation |
Where the eye mixes beruhigen and Beruhigung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beruhigen runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against Beruhigung's 10 (CVCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beruhigen with Beruhigung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhigen is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩] while Beruhigung is [bəˈʁuːɪɡʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28734, 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]. Beruhigung is at rank #20,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪɡʊŋ].
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 28734, this pair ranks #1,779,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigen vs Beruhigung
Shared letters: beghinru. Private to "beruhigen": -. Private to "Beruhigung": -.
"beruhigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "Beruhigung" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigen ← bberuhigen · berhuigen · berruhigen · beruhgien · beruhhigen · beruhiegn · beruhigenn · beruhiggen
- Beruhigung ← bberuhigung · berhuigung · berruhigung · beruhgiung · beruhhigung · beruhiggung · beruhignug · beruhigugn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhigen" and "Beruhigung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beruhigen" or "Beruhigung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhigen" and "Beruhigung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beruhigung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigen" and "Beruhigung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Befähigung vs Beruhigung". 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 #1,779,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.