Which to use
“berühmte” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- 25417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmte | berührte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berühmte and berührte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmte and berührte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses berühmte with berührte
A purely visual mix-up. berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) 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 a single letter - m in “berühmte” becomes r in “berührte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25417, 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]. 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 25417, this pair ranks #1,833,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmte vs berührte
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmte": m. Private to "berührte": -.
"berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berühmte" and "berührte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "berühmte" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
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 "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmte" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,833,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.