Which to use
“betrage” is a verb and “beträgt” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,002
- “betrage” frequency rank
- #1,656
- “beträgt” frequency rank
- 39658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrage | beträgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von betragen |
Where the eye mixes betrage and beträgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. betrage (CVCCVCV) and beträgt (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: betrage vs beträgt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betrage is [bəˈtʁaːɡə] while beträgt is [bəˈtʁɛːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betrage is recorded at frequency rank #38,002, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaːɡə]. beträgt is at rank #1,656, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [bəˈtʁɛːkt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39658, this pair ranks #1,530,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrage vs beträgt
Shared letters: begrt. Private to "betrage": a. Private to "beträgt": ä.
"betrage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "beträgt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrage ← bbetrage · bertage · betarge · betraeg · betragge · betrgae · betrrage · bettrage
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "betrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beträgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrage" and "beträgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrage vs betrete". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,530,531 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.