Which to use
“berühmt” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,511
- “berühmt” frequency rank
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- 26359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmt | berührte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prominent, in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und meist angesehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berühmt and berührte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. berühmt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against berührte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berühmt with berührte
A purely visual mix-up. berühmt ([bəˈʁyːmt]) 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 26359, 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]. 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 26359, this pair ranks #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmt vs berührte
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmt": m. Private to "berührte": -.
"berühmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berühmt" and "berührte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "berühmt" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmt" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.