Which to use
“berühmt” and “berühmtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,511
- “berühmt” frequency rank
- #39,243
- “berühmtes” frequency rank
- 45754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmt | berühmtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prominent, in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und meist angesehen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmt and berühmtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against berühmtes's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berühmt with berühmtes
A purely visual mix-up. berühmt ([bəˈʁyːmt]) and berühmtes ([bəˈʁyːmtəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “berühmt” sits inside “berühmtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45754, 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]. berühmtes is at rank #39,243, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtəs].
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 45754, this pair ranks #1,342,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmt vs berühmtes
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmt": -. Private to "berühmtes": s.
"berühmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "berühmtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berühmt" and "berühmtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "berühmt" or "berühmtes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmt" and "berühmtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmtes vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,342,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.