Which to use
“beruhte” and “beugte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,096
- “beruhte” frequency rank
- #39,841
- “beugte” frequency rank
- 67937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beruhte | beugte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beruhen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beugen |
Where the eye mixes beruhte and beugte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beruhte vs beugte
A purely visual mix-up. beruhte ([bəˈʁuːtə]) and beugte ([ˈbɔɪ̯ktə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beruhte is recorded at frequency rank #28,096, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁuːtə]. beugte is at rank #39,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯ktə].
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 67937, this pair ranks #523,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beruhte vs beugte
Shared letters: betu. Private to "beruhte": hr. Private to "beugte": g.
"beruhte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "beugte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beruhte" and "beugte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beruhte" or "beugte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beruhte" and "beugte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beruhte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beugte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beruhte" and "beugte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beugte vs blühte". 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 #523,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.