Which to use
“berühmten” and “berühmter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,771
- “berühmten” frequency rank
- #15,578
- “berühmter” frequency rank
- 20349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmten | berühmter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmten and berühmter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berühmten and berühmter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: berühmten vs berühmter
A purely visual mix-up. berühmten ([bəˈʁyːmtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “berühmten” becomes r in “berühmter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berühmten is recorded at frequency rank #4,771, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtn̩]. 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 20349, this pair ranks #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmten vs berühmter
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmten": n. Private to "berühmter": -.
"berühmten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berühmter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berühmten" for "berühmter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "berühmten" or "berühmter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmten" 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 #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmten" and "berühmter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmter vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,898,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.