Which to use
“beruhigte” and “berühmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,099
- “beruhigte” frequency rank
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- 40668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhigte | berühmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes beruhigte and berühmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhigte runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against berühmte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beruhigte vs berühmte
A purely visual mix-up. beruhigte ([bəˈʁuːɪçtə]) and berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) 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 40668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhigte is recorded at frequency rank #35,099, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁuːɪçtə]. berühmte is at rank #5,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtə].
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 40668, this pair ranks #1,501,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhigte vs berühmte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "beruhigte": giu. Private to "berühmte": mü.
"beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhigte ← bberuhigte · berhuigte · berruhigte · beruhgite · beruhhigte · beruhiget · beruhiggte · beruhigtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhigte" and "berühmte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beruhigte" vs "berühmte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhigte" and "berühmte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,501,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhigte" and "berühmte" 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 #1,501,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.