Which to use
“beruhigt” is a verb and “beruhigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,915
- “beruhigt” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “beruhigte” frequency rank
- 41014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigt | beruhigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beruhigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt |
Where the eye mixes beruhigt and beruhigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beruhigt runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against beruhigte's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beruhigt and beruhigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beruhigt is [bəˈʁuːɪçt] while beruhigte is [bəˈʁuːɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “beruhigt” sits inside “beruhigte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhigt is recorded at frequency rank #5,915, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪçt]. beruhigte is at rank #35,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪçtə].
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 41014, this pair ranks #1,491,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigt vs beruhigte
Shared letters: beghirtu. Private to "beruhigt": -. Private to "beruhigte": -.
"beruhigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beruhigt" for "beruhigte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beruhigt" vs "beruhigte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,491,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigt" and "beruhigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs beruhigte". 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 #1,491,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.