Which to use
“beruhigend” and “beruhigende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,045
- “beruhigend” frequency rank
- #34,010
- “beruhigende” frequency rank
- 49055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigend | beruhigende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemand, der eine andere Person ruhig macht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigend |
Where the eye mixes beruhigend and beruhigende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beruhigend runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCC) against beruhigende's 11 (CVCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beruhigend with beruhigende
A purely visual mix-up. beruhigend ([bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩t]) and beruhigende ([bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩də]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beruhigend” sits inside “beruhigende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhigend is recorded at frequency rank #15,045, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩t]. 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 49055, this pair ranks #1,225,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigend vs beruhigende
Shared letters: bdeghinru. Private to "beruhigend": -. Private to "beruhigende": -.
"beruhigend" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC · "beruhigende" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigend ← bberuhigend · berhuigend · berruhigend · beruhgiend · beruhhigend · beruhiegnd · beruhigedn · beruhigendd
- beruhigende ← bberuhigende · berhuigende · berruhigende · beruhgiende · beruhhigende · beruhiegnde · beruhigedne · beruhigendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beruhigend" and "beruhigende" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "beruhigend" vs "beruhigende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigend" 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 #1,225,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigend" 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 #1,225,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.