Which to use
“berühmte” and “berühmter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- #15,578
- “berühmter” frequency rank
- 21147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmte | berühmter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmte and berühmter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berühmte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against berühmter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berühmte and berühmter
A purely visual mix-up. berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) and berühmter ([bəˈʁyːmtɐ]) 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) - “berühmte” sits inside “berühmter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berühmte is recorded at frequency rank #5,569, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtə]. berühmter is at rank #15,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtɐ].
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 21147, this pair ranks #1,889,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmte vs berühmter
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmte": -. Private to "berühmter": -.
"berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berühmter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berühmte" for "berühmter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "berühmte" or "berühmter"?
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 "berühmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmte" and "berühmter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmter vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,889,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.