berühmtesvsberührteConfusable pair

Which to use

“berühmtes” and “berührte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,243
“berühmtes” frequency rank
#19,848
“berührte” frequency rank
59091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature berühmtes berührte
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs berühmt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt

Where the eye mixes berühmtes and berührte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berühmtes 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.

9 ch
berühmtes
8 ch
berührte

Look-alike desk: berühmtes vs berührte

A purely visual mix-up. berühmtes ([bəˈʁyːmtəs]) 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 59091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

berühmtes is recorded at frequency rank #39,243, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːmtəs]. 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 59091, this pair ranks #837,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of berühmtes vs berührte

Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berühmtes": ms. Private to "berührte": -.

"berühmtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "berühmtes" for "berührte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁyːmtəs] versus [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "berühmtes" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
"berührte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,848 in our German list, against #39,243 for "berühmtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "berühmtes" and "berührte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "berühmtes" 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 #837,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "berühmtes" and "berührte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühmtes vs berührten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #837,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list