berufe

[bəˈʁuːfə]

/[bəˈʁuːfə]/ verb

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The verdict

“berufe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,016
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-berufe · berufe · German

berufe · rank #7,016 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,016
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bemerkte

Nearest frequency peer: bemerkte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „berufe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „berufe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

berufe vs Beute
50% similar
berufe vs Bruce
50% similar
berufe vs Brühe
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for berufe
PropertyValue
Headwordberufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁuːfə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,016
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „berufe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).berufeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bemerkte“ (#7,015), „beten“ (#7,017), „bemerkenswert“ (#7,014). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „berufe“ bei #7,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around berufe (IPA [bəˈʁuːfə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,016 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for berufe, with forms such as "bberufe", "berfue", and "berrufe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Beute", "Bruce", "Brühe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is berufe, spelled B-E-R-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberufe
  • berfue
  • berrufe
  • beruef
  • beruffe
  • beurfe
  • breufe
  • ebrufe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of berufe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bberufe1berfue2berrufe1beruef2beruffe1beurfe2breufe2ebrufe2
Edit distance from "berufe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "berufe"?
"berufe" is spelled B-E-R-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁuːfə].
What does "berufe" mean?
As a verb, "berufe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
What words are commonly confused with "berufe"?
"berufe" is commonly confused with "Beute", "Bruce", "Brühe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "berufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berufe" is [bəˈʁuːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "berufe" come from?
"berufe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "berufe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bienen#7,019braune#7,021brutal#7,022Christ#7,025

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

eignen8 variantsFerrari8 variantsUlrike8 variantsSturz8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list