beruhigtevsberührteTell them apart

Which to use

“beruhigte” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,099
“beruhigte” frequency rank
#19,848
“berührte” frequency rank
54947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beruhigte berührte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beruhigt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt

Where the eye mixes beruhigte and berührte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beruhigte runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against berührte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
beruhigte
8 ch
berührte

Look-alike desk: beruhigte vs berührte

A purely visual mix-up. beruhigte ([bəˈʁuːɪçtə]) and berührte ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) 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 54947, 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]. berührte is at rank #19,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə].

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 54947, this pair ranks #998,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beruhigte vs berührte

Shared letters: behrt. Private to "beruhigte": giu. Private to "berührte": ü.

"beruhigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV  ·  "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beruhigtebberuhigte · berhuigte · berruhigte · beruhgite · beruhhigte · beruhiget · beruhiggte · beruhigtte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beruhigte" and "berührte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁuːɪçtə] versus [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beruhigte" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
"berührte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,848 in our German list, against #35,099 for "beruhigte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "beruhigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #998,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beruhigte" and "berührte" 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 #998,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list