Which to use
“berühmte” and “berührten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,569
- “berühmte” frequency rank
- #47,258
- “berührten” frequency rank
- 52827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmte | berührten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berühmte and berührten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against berührten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berühmte and berührten
A purely visual mix-up. berühmte ([bəˈʁyːmtə]) and berührten ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 52827, 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]. berührten is at rank #47,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 52827, this pair ranks #1,081,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmte vs berührten
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmte": m. Private to "berührten": n.
"berühmte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berührten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berühmte" and "berührten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "berühmte" vs "berührten" - 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 "berühmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,081,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmte" and "berührten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,081,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.