Which to use
“berühmt” and “berühmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,511
- “berühmt” frequency rank
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- 12080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmt | berühmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prominent, in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und meist angesehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmt and berühmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against berühmte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: berühmt vs berühmte
A purely visual mix-up. berühmt ([bəˈʁyːmt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “berühmt” sits inside “berühmte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berühmt is recorded at frequency rank #6,511, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmt]. 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 12080, this pair ranks #1,966,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmt vs berühmte
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmt": -. Private to "berühmte": -.
"berühmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berühmt" and "berühmte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "berühmt" or "berühmte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmt" 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 #1,966,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmt" and "berühmte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,966,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.