Which to use
“betriebene” is an unknown and “betriebenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,863
- “betriebene” frequency rank
- #19,851
- “betriebenen” frequency rank
- 40714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betriebene | betriebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Partizip-II-Attributs betrieben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs betrieben |
Where the eye mixes betriebene and betriebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. betriebene runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against betriebenen's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between betriebene and betriebenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betriebene is [bəˈtʁiːbənə] while betriebenen is [bəˈtʁiːbənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “betriebene” sits inside “betriebenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betriebene is recorded at frequency rank #20,863, classified as anunknown, pronounced [bəˈtʁiːbənə]. betriebenen is at rank #19,851, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtʁiːbənən].
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 40714, this pair ranks #1,500,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of betriebene vs betriebenen
Shared letters: beinrt. Private to "betriebene": -. Private to "betriebenen": -.
"betriebene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "betriebenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betriebene ← bbetriebene · bertiebene · betirebene · betreibene · betribeene · betriebbene · betriebeen · betriebnee
- betriebenen ← bbetriebenen · bertiebenen · betirebenen · betreibenen · betribeenen · betriebbenen · betriebeenn · betriebenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "betriebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betriebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betriebene" and "betriebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betriebene vs Betriebes". 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 #1,500,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.