berühmte

Name: berühmte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈʁyːmtə]

/[bəˈʁyːmtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“berühmte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,569 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#5,569
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 12
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

berühmte vs beruht

63% similar

berühmte vs berührt

75% similar

berühmte vs beruhte

75% similar

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

Key facts for berühmte
Property	Value
Headword	berühmte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈʁyːmtə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#5,569
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “berühmte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). berühmte lands here:

#5,569

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for berühmte is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁyːmtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,569 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for berühmte, with forms such as "bberühmte", "berhümte", and "berrühmte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "beruht", "berührt", "beruhte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is berühmte, spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-M-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bberühmte,berhümte,berrühmte,berühhmte,berühmet,berühmmte,berühmtte,berühtme,berümhte,beürhmte,breühmte,ebrühmte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "berühmte"

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 "berühmte"?

"berühmte" is spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁyːmtə].

What does "berühmte" mean?

As an adjective, "berühmte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs berühmt

What words are commonly confused with "berühmte"?

"berühmte" is commonly confused with "beruht", "berührt", "beruhte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "berühmte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berühmte" is [bəˈʁyːmtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "berühmte" come from?

"berühmte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “berühmte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-E-R-Ü-H-M-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈʁyːmtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “beruht” - see the side-by-side comparison. berühmte vs beruht
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.