Which to use
“beruhigen” and “berühren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,878
- “beruhigen” frequency rank
- #6,512
- “berühren” frequency rank
- 14390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigen | berühren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen | mit dem Äußeren seines Körpers mit einer Sache oder einer Person in Kontakt kommen |
Where the eye mixes beruhigen and berühren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhigen runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against berühren's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beruhigen and berühren
A purely visual mix-up. beruhigen ([bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]) and berühren ([bəˈʁyːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14390, 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]. berühren is at rank #6,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁyːʁən].
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 14390, this pair ranks #1,951,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigen vs berühren
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "beruhigen": giu. Private to "berühren": ü.
"beruhigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "berühren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigen ← bberuhigen · berhuigen · berruhigen · beruhgien · beruhhigen · beruhiegn · beruhigenn · beruhiggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhigen" and "berühren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beruhigen" or "berühren"?
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 "berühren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigen" and "berühren" 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 #1,951,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.