Which to use
“berühren” and “bewahren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,512
- “berühren” frequency rank
- #4,868
- “bewahren” frequency rank
- 11380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berühren | bewahren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit dem Äußeren seines Körpers mit einer Sache oder einer Person in Kontakt kommen | etwas Positives auch in einer schwierigen Situation beibehalten |
Where the eye mixes berühren and bewahren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between berühren and bewahren
A purely visual mix-up. berühren ([bəˈʁyːʁən]) and bewahren ([bəˈvaːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berühren is recorded at frequency rank #6,512, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁyːʁən]. bewahren is at rank #4,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaːʁən].
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 11380, this pair ranks #1,970,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berühren vs bewahren
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "berühren": ü. Private to "bewahren": aw.
"berühren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewahren ← bbewahren · beawhren · bewahern · bewahhren · bewahrenn · bewahrne · bewahrren · bewarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berühren" and "bewahren" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "berühren" vs "bewahren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "berühren" and "bewahren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berühren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewahren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berühren" and "bewahren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berühren vs berührende". 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 #1,970,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.