Which to use
“rühmen” is a verb and “rührend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,214
- “rühmen” frequency rank
- #30,271
- “rührend” frequency rank
- 79485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rühmen | rührend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden mit positiven Worten hervorheben | bewegend, emotional berührend, Rührung hervorrufend |
Where the eye mixes rühmen and rührend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rühmen with rührend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rühmen is [ˈʁyːmən] while rührend is [ˈʁyːʁənt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rühmen is recorded at frequency rank #49,214, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁyːmən]. rührend is at rank #30,271, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁyːʁənt].
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 79485, this pair ranks #215,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rühmen vs rührend
Shared letters: ehnrü. Private to "rühmen": m. Private to "rührend": d.
"rühmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rührend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rühmen" for "rührend" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rühmen" or "rührend" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rühmen" and "rührend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rühmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rührend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rühmen" and "rührend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs rühmen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.