Which to use
“berührte” and “berührten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- #47,258
- “berührten” frequency rank
- 67106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berührte | berührten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt |
Where the eye mixes berührte and berührten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berührte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) 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 berührte with berührten
A purely visual mix-up. berührte ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) and berührten ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “berührte” sits inside “berührten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berührte is recorded at frequency rank #19,848, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]. 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 67106, this pair ranks #551,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berührte vs berührten
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "berührte": -. Private to "berührten": n.
"berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "berührten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berührte" and "berührten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "berührte" vs "berührten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "berührte" 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 #551,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berührte" and "berührten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #551,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.