Which to use
“berührte” is an adjective and “beruhte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- #28,096
- “beruhte” frequency rank
- 47944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berührte | beruhte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes berührte and beruhte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses berührte with beruhte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berührte is [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə] while beruhte is [bəˈʁuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47944, 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]. beruhte is at rank #28,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːtə].
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 47944, this pair ranks #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berührte vs beruhte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "berührte": ü. Private to "beruhte": u.
"berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "beruhte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhte ← bberuhte · berhute · berruhte · beruhet · beruhhte · beruhtte · beruthe · beurhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berührte" and "beruhte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "berührte" or "beruhte" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "berührte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berührte" and "beruhte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührten vs beruhte". 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 #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.