Which to use
“beruhigende” and “berührende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,010
- “beruhigende” frequency rank
- #47,996
- “berührende” frequency rank
- 82006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigende | berührende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berührend |
Where the eye mixes beruhigende and berührende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beruhigende runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCCV) against berührende's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beruhigende with berührende
A purely visual mix-up. beruhigende ([bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩də]) and berührende ([bəˈʁyːʁəndə]) 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 82006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhigende is recorded at frequency rank #34,010, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩də]. berührende is at rank #47,996, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːʁəndə].
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 82006, this pair ranks #165,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigende vs berührende
Shared letters: bdehnr. Private to "beruhigende": giu. Private to "berührende": ü.
"beruhigende" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV · "berührende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigende ← bberuhigende · berhuigende · berruhigende · beruhgiende · beruhhigende · beruhiegnde · beruhigedne · beruhigendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhigende" and "berührende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beruhigende" or "berührende" 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 "beruhigende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigende" and "berührende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhenden 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 #165,146 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.