Which to use
“berühmten” and “berühmtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,771
- “berühmten” frequency rank
- #39,243
- “berühmtes” frequency rank
- 44014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmten | berühmtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmten and berühmtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between berühmten and berühmtes
A purely visual mix-up. berühmten ([bəˈʁyːmtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “berühmten” becomes s in “berühmtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44014, 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]. 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 44014, this pair ranks #1,399,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmten vs berühmtes
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmten": n. Private to "berühmtes": s.
"berühmten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berühmtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berühmten" for "berühmtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "berühmten" or "berühmtes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "berühmten" and "berühmtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmten" 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 #1,399,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmten" and "berühmtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmtes vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,399,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.