Which to use
“berühmte” and “berühmtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- #39,243
- “berühmtes” frequency rank
- 44812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmte | berühmtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmte and berühmtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: berühmte vs berühmtes
A purely visual mix-up. berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “berühmte” sits inside “berühmtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44812, 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]. 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 44812, this pair ranks #1,373,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmte vs berühmtes
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmte": -. Private to "berühmtes": s.
"berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berühmtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berühmte" for "berühmtes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "berühmte" or "berühmtes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmte" 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 #1,373,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmte" and "berühmtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmtes vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,373,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.