Which to use
“berühmten” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,771
- “berühmten” frequency rank
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- 24619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmten | berührte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berühmten and berührte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against berührte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berühmten with berührte
A purely visual mix-up. berühmten ([bəˈʁyːmtn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24619, 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]. 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 24619, this pair ranks #1,845,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmten vs berührte
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmten": mn. Private to "berührte": -.
"berühmten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berühmten" and "berührte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "berühmten" or "berührte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "berühmten" and "berührte" 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 "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmten" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,845,071 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.