Which to use
“betreibe” is a verb and “Betreiber” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,102
- “betreibe” frequency rank
- #4,496
- “Betreiber” frequency rank
- 32598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betreibe | Betreiber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betreiben | jemand, der etwas betreibt, einsetzt |
Where the eye mixes betreibe and Betreiber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. betreibe runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against Betreiber's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: betreibe vs Betreiber
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betreibe is [bəˈtʁaɪ̯bə] while Betreiber is [bəˈtʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “betreibe” sits inside “Betreiber”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betreibe is recorded at frequency rank #28,102, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaɪ̯bə]. Betreiber is at rank #4,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtʁaɪ̯bɐ].
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 32598, this pair ranks #1,704,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betreibe vs Betreiber
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "betreibe": -. Private to "Betreiber": -.
"betreibe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "Betreiber" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "betreibe" for "Betreiber" ever safe?
Which is more common, "betreibe" or "Betreiber"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "betreibe" and "Betreiber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "betreibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Betreiber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betreibe" and "Betreiber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betreibe 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 #1,704,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.