Which to use
“beträgt” is an unknown and “betritt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,656
- “beträgt” frequency rank
- #13,107
- “betritt” frequency rank
- 14763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beträgt | betritt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von betragen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betreten |
Where the eye mixes beträgt and betritt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beträgt and betritt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses beträgt with betritt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beträgt is [bəˈtʁɛːkt] while betritt is [bəˈtʁɪt]. 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 (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beträgt is recorded at frequency rank #1,656, classified as anunknown, pronounced [bəˈtʁɛːkt]. betritt is at rank #13,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁɪt].
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 14763, this pair ranks #1,948,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beträgt vs betritt
Shared letters: bert. Private to "beträgt": gä. Private to "betritt": i.
"beträgt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "betritt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betritt ← bbetritt · bertitt · betirtt · betrit · betrritt · betrtit · bettritt · bteritt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beträgt" and "betritt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beträgt" or "betritt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beträgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betritt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beträgt" and "betritt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrete vs betritt". 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 #1,948,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.