beruft

/[bəˈʁuːft]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,521

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

beruft is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs berufen Pronounced [bəˈʁuːft]. Often confused with brut and Brust.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beruft in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beruft is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁuːft]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,521 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for beruft, with forms such as "bberuft", "berfut", and "berruft". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brut", "Brust", "beugt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beruft, spelled B-E-R-U-F-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beruft

Misspelling Variants of "beruft"

bberuft7berfut6berruft7berufft7beruftt7berutf6beurft6breuft6
Misspelling Variants of "beruft"

Frequency rank: #14,521 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.