Which to use
“berühmt” is an adjective and “beruht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,511
- “berühmt” frequency rank
- #5,567
- “beruht” frequency rank
- 12078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmt | beruht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prominent, in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und meist angesehen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes berühmt and beruht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. berühmt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against beruht's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berühmt with beruht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berühmt is [bəˈʁyːmt] while beruht is [bəˈʁuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12078, 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]. beruht is at rank #5,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːt].
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 12078, this pair ranks #1,966,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmt vs beruht
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "berühmt": mü. Private to "beruht": u.
"berühmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "beruht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruht ← bberuht · berhut · berruht · beruhht · beruhtt · beruth · beurht · breuht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berühmt" and "beruht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "berühmt" or "beruht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "berühmt" and "beruht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmt" and "beruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhig vs berühmt". 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 #1,966,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.