Which to use
“berühmter” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,578
- “berühmter” frequency rank
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- 35426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmter | berührte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berühmter and berührte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmter 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.
Visual trap between berühmter and berührte
A purely visual mix-up. berühmter ([bəˈʁyːmtɐ]) 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 35426, 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]. 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 35426, this pair ranks #1,640,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühmter vs berührte
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmter": m. Private to "berührte": -.
"berühmter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berühmter" and "berührte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "berühmter" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "berühmter" and "berührte" 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 "berührte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmter" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,640,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.