beruft

[bəˈʁuːft]

/[bəˈʁuːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“beruft” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,521
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beruft · beruft · German

beruft · rank #14,521 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufs

Nearest frequency peer: Berufs (-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 „beruft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beruft“ 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).

beruft vs brut
67% similar
beruft vs Brust
50% similar
beruft vs beugt
67% similar

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

Key facts for beruft
PropertyValue
Headwordberuft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁuːft]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,521
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beruft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beruftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Berufs“ (#14,520), „Beschränkung“ (#14,522), „Berlinale“ (#14,519). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beruft“ bei #14,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around beruft (IPA [bəˈʁuːft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,521 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for beruft, with forms such as "bberuft", "berfut", and "berruft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brut", "Brust", "beugt", 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is beruft, spelled B-E-R-U-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberuft
  • berfut
  • berruft
  • berufft
  • beruftt
  • berutf
  • beurft
  • breuft
  • ebruft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beruft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bberuft1berfut2berruft1berufft1beruftt1berutf2beurft2breuft2
Edit distance from "beruft"

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 "beruft"?
"beruft" is spelled B-E-R-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁuːft].
What does "beruft" mean?
As a verb, "beruft" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen
What words are commonly confused with "beruft"?
"beruft" is commonly confused with "brut", "Brust", "beugt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beruft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beruft" is [bəˈʁuːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beruft" come from?
"beruft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Berufs#14,520beugen#14,523Bistum#14,525begibt#14,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

direct9 variantsDozent9 variantsEntzug9 variantsGruber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list