Which to use
“betritt” and “betrügt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,107
- “betritt” frequency rank
- #26,780
- “betrügt” frequency rank
- 39887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betritt | betrügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betreten | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betragen |
Where the eye mixes betritt and betrügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. betritt and betrügt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between betritt and betrügt
A purely visual mix-up. betritt ([bəˈtʁɪt]) and betrügt ([bəˈtʁyːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betritt is recorded at frequency rank #13,107, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁɪt]. betrügt is at rank #26,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁyːkt].
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 39887, this pair ranks #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betritt vs betrügt
Shared letters: bert. Private to "betritt": i. Private to "betrügt": gü.
"betritt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "betrügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betritt ← bbetritt · bertitt · betirtt · betrit · betrritt · betrtit · bettritt · bteritt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "betritt" and "betrügt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "betritt" or "betrügt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "betritt" and "betrügt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "betritt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betritt" and "betrügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beitrug vs betrügt". 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 #1,524,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.