Which to use
“beruhigen” is a verb and “berühmten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,878
- “beruhigen” frequency rank
- #4,771
- “berühmten” frequency rank
- 12649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigen | berühmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes beruhigen and berühmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhigen (CVCVCVCVC) and berühmten (CVCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between beruhigen and berühmten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhigen is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩] while berühmten is [bəˈʁyːmtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 12649, 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]. berühmten is at rank #4,771, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtn̩].
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 12649, this pair ranks #1,962,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigen vs berühmten
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "beruhigen": giu. Private to "berühmten": mtü.
"beruhigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "berühmten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigen ← bberuhigen · berhuigen · berruhigen · beruhgien · beruhhigen · beruhiegn · beruhigenn · beruhiggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beruhigen" for "berühmten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beruhigen" or "berühmten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,901 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigen" and "berühmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhigen vs berührten". 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 #1,962,901 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.