Which to use
“betrunken” and “betrunkenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,807
- “betrunken” frequency rank
- #21,550
- “betrunkenen” frequency rank
- 27357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrunken | betrunkenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Alkohol berauscht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs betrunken |
Where the eye mixes betrunken and betrunkenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. betrunken runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against betrunkenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: betrunken vs betrunkenen
A purely visual mix-up. betrunken ([bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]) and betrunkenen ([bəˈtʁʊŋkənən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “betrunken” sits inside “betrunkenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betrunken is recorded at frequency rank #5,807, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]. betrunkenen is at rank #21,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtʁʊŋkənən].
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 27357, this pair ranks #1,803,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrunken vs betrunkenen
Shared letters: beknrtu. Private to "betrunken": -. Private to "betrunkenen": -.
"betrunken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "betrunkenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrunken ← bbetrunken · bertunken · betrnuken · betrrunken · betruknen · betrunekn · betrunkenn · betrunkken
- betrunkenen ← bbetrunkenen · bertunkenen · betrnukenen · betrrunkenen · betruknenen · betruneknen · betrunkeenn · betrunkenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "betrunken" for "betrunkenen" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "betrunken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrunkenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrunken" and "betrunkenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrunkenen vs Betrunkener". 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 #1,803,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.