Which to use
“betragen” and “betrügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,515
- “betragen” frequency rank
- #17,830
- “betrügen” frequency rank
- 24345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betragen | betrügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wert, eine zahlenmäßige Größe, einen Geldbetrag darstellen, ausmachen, umfassen | jemandem absichtlich und böswillig die Unwahrheit sagen |
Where the eye mixes betragen and betrügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. betragen and betrügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: betragen vs betrügen
A purely visual mix-up. betragen ([bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]) and betrügen ([bəˈtʁyːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “betragen” becomes ü in “betrügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betragen is recorded at frequency rank #6,515, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]. betrügen is at rank #17,830, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁyːɡn̩].
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 24345, this pair ranks #1,848,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betragen vs betrügen
Shared letters: begnrt. Private to "betragen": a. Private to "betrügen": ü.
"betragen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "betrügen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betragen ← bbetragen · bertagen · betargen · betraegn · betragenn · betraggen · betragne · betrgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "betragen" and "betrügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "betragen" or "betrügen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "betragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betragen" and "betrügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betäuben vs betrügen". 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 #1,848,923 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.