Which to use
“berühmter” is an adjective and “beruhte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,578
- “berühmter” frequency rank
- #28,096
- “beruhte” frequency rank
- 43674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühmter | beruhte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes berühmter and beruhte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. berühmter runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against beruhte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berühmter and beruhte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berühmter is [bəˈʁyːmtɐ] while beruhte is [bəˈʁuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43674, 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]. beruhte is at rank #28,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːtə].
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 43674, this pair ranks #1,410,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berühmter vs beruhte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "berühmter": mü. Private to "beruhte": u.
"berühmter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "beruhte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhte ← bberuhte · berhute · berruhte · beruhet · beruhhte · beruhtte · beruthe · beurhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berühmter" for "beruhte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "berühmter" vs "beruhte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühmter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,410,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühmter" and "beruhte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührten vs beruhte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,410,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.