beruhigen

[bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beruhigen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,878
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beruhigen · beruhigen · German

beruhigen · rank #7,878 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,878
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berechnen

Nearest frequency peer: berechnen (-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 „beruhigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beruhigen“ 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).

beruhigen vs beruhigt
78% similar
beruhigen vs berühren
67% similar
beruhigen vs berühmten
67% similar

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

Key facts for beruhigen
PropertyValue
Headwordberuhigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,878
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beruhigen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „berechnen“ (#7,877), „Beton“ (#7,879), „belohnt“ (#7,876). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beruhigen“ bei #7,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around beruhigen (IPA [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,878 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for beruhigen, with forms such as "bberuhigen", "berhuigen", and "berruhigen". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "beruhigt", "berühren", "berühmten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is beruhigen, spelled B-E-R-U-H-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen
  2. 2
    beschwichtigen, die Sorge nehmen
  3. 3
    sich emotional wieder normalisieren (nach großer Aufregung oder Wut)
  4. 4
    wieder zum Normalzustand zurückkehren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how beruhigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Polizei konnte den betrunkenen Mann, der wild um sich schlug, nur schwer beruhigen.
  2. Die Mutter konnte das weinende Kind schnell wieder beruhigen.

Antonyms

anstachelnaufregen

This word in other languages

calm(English)calmar(Español)calmer(Français)acalmar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberuhigen
  • berhuigen
  • berruhigen
  • beruhgien
  • beruhhigen
  • beruhiegn
  • beruhigenn
  • beruhiggen
  • beruhigne
  • beruihgen
  • beurhigen
  • breuhigen
  • ebruhigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberuhigen1berhuigen2berruhigen1beruhgien2beruhhigen1beruhiegn2beruhigenn1beruhiggen1
Edit distance from "beruhigen"

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 "beruhigen"?
"beruhigen" is spelled B-E-R-U-H-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩].
What does "beruhigen" mean?
As a verb, "beruhigen" means: zur Ruhe bringen; ruhig machen
What words are commonly confused with "beruhigen"?
"beruhigen" is commonly confused with "beruhigt", "berühren", "berühmten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beruhigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beruhigen" is [bəˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beruhigen" come from?
"beruhigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

berechnen#7,877begründen#7,875Christina#7,888demselben#7,893

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Branchen13 variantsAusschluss13 variantsarabische13 variantsangenehme13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list