Which to use
“berühmter” and “berühmtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,578
- “berühmter” frequency rank
- #39,243
- “berühmtes” frequency rank
- 54821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmter | berühmtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt |
Where the eye mixes berühmter and berühmtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berühmter and berühmtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between berühmter and berühmtes
A purely visual mix-up. berühmter ([bəˈʁyːmtɐ]) 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 - r in “berühmter” becomes s in “berühmtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berühmter is recorded at frequency rank #15,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtɐ]. 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 54821, this pair ranks #1,003,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmter vs berühmtes
Shared letters: behmrtü. Private to "berühmter": -. Private to "berühmtes": s.
"berühmter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berühmtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berühmter" and "berühmtes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "berühmter" vs "berühmtes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "berühmter" and "berühmtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmter" 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 #1,003,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmter" and "berühmtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmtes vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,003,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.