Which to use
“Betriebe” is a noun and “betriebene” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,802
- “Betriebe” frequency rank
- #20,863
- “betriebene” frequency rank
- 24665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Betriebe | betriebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Betrieb | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Partizip-II-Attributs betrieben |
Where the eye mixes Betriebe and betriebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Betriebe runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against betriebene's 10 (CVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Betriebe with betriebene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Betriebe is [bəˈtʁiːbə] while betriebene is [bəˈtʁiːbənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Betriebe” sits inside “betriebene”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Betriebe is recorded at frequency rank #3,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtʁiːbə]. betriebene is at rank #20,863, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [bəˈtʁiːbənə].
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 24665, this pair ranks #1,844,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Betriebe vs betriebene
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "Betriebe": -. Private to "betriebene": n.
"Betriebe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "betriebene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Betriebe ← bbetriebe · bertiebe · betirebe · betribee · betriebbe · betrieeb · betrriebe · bettriebe
- betriebene ← bbetriebene · bertiebene · betirebene · betreibene · betribeene · betriebbene · betriebeen · betriebnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Betriebe" and "betriebene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Betriebe" or "betriebene" 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 "Betriebe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betriebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Betriebe" and "betriebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrete vs Betriebe". 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 #1,844,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.