Which to use
“berührten” is an adjective and “beruhte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,258
- “berührten” frequency rank
- #28,096
- “beruhte” frequency rank
- 75354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berührten | beruhte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berührt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beruhen |
Where the eye mixes berührten and beruhte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. berührten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against beruhte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between berührten and beruhte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berührten is [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩] while beruhte is [bəˈʁuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 75354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berührten is recorded at frequency rank #47,258, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 75354, this pair ranks #310,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of berührten vs beruhte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "berührten": nü. Private to "beruhte": u.
"berührten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "beruhte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beruhte ← bberuhte · berhute · berruhte · beruhet · beruhhte · beruhtte · beruthe · beurhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "berührten" and "beruhte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "berührten" or "beruhte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "berührten" and "beruhte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berührten" 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 #310,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berührten" and "beruhte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührend vs berührten". 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 #310,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.