Which to use
“berührte” and “bewährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “berührte” frequency rank
- #15,315
- “bewährte” frequency rank
- 35163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berührte | bewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes berührte and bewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. berührte and bewährte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between berührte and bewährte
A purely visual mix-up. berührte ([bəˈʁyːɐ̯tə]) and bewährte ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 35163, 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]. bewährte is at rank #15,315, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 35163, this pair ranks #1,646,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berührte vs bewährte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "berührte": ü. Private to "bewährte": wä.
"berührte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berührte" and "bewährte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "berührte" or "bewährte"?
After this comparison
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 "bewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berührte" and "bewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührte vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,646,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.