Which to use
“berührt” is a verb and “berührten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,329
- “berührt” frequency rank
- #47,258
- “berührten” frequency rank
- 51587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berührt | berührten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs berühren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berührt and berührten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. berührt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against berührten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses berührt with berührten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berührt is [bəˈʁyːɐ̯t] while berührten is [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “berührt” sits inside “berührten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berührt is recorded at frequency rank #4,329, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯t]. berührten is at rank #47,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 51587, this pair ranks #1,129,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berührt vs berührten
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berührt": -. Private to "berührten": n.
"berührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "berührten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berührt" for "berührten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "berührt" or "berührten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "berührt" and "berührten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berührt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berührten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,129,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berührt" and "berührten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,129,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.