berühren

\bəˈʀyː.ʀən\

/\bəˈʀyː.ʀən\/ verb

The verdict

“berühren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toucher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-beruhren · berühren · French

berühren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for berühren
PropertyValue
Headwordberühren
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bəˈʀyː.ʀən\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « berühren » en français

berührensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

berühren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʀyː.ʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toucher.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for berühren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is berühren, spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toucher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im nächsten Semester wechselte der ältere Bruder an die Universität Göttingen. Während er dort seine ersten Freunde fand, zum erstenmal Alkohol trank und eine Frau berührte, schrieb der Jüngere seine erste wissenschaftliche Arbeit.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "berühren"?
"berühren" is spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈʀyː.ʀən\.
What does "berühren" mean?
As a verb, "berühren" means: Toucher.
How do you pronounce "berühren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berühren" is \bəˈʀyː.ʀən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "berühren" come from?
"berühren" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list