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.
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?
Frequency check: "berühmtes" vs "berührte" - which ranks higher?
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.