Which to use
“betrunken” is an adjective and “Betrunkener” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,807
- “betrunken” frequency rank
- #21,193
- “Betrunkener” frequency rank
- 27000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrunken | Betrunkener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Alkohol berauscht | Person, die zu viel Alkohol getrunken hat |
Where the eye mixes betrunken and Betrunkener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. betrunken runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Betrunkener's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses betrunken with Betrunkener
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betrunken is [bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩] while Betrunkener is [bəˈtʁʊŋkənɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “betrunken” sits inside “Betrunkener”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27000, 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]. Betrunkener is at rank #21,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtʁʊŋkənɐ].
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 27000, this pair ranks #1,808,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrunken vs Betrunkener
Shared letters: beknrtu. Private to "betrunken": -. Private to "Betrunkener": -.
"betrunken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Betrunkener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrunken ← bbetrunken · bertunken · betrnuken · betrrunken · betruknen · betrunekn · betrunkenn · betrunkken
- Betrunkener ← bbetrunkener · bertunkener · betrnukener · betrrunkener · betruknener · betrunekner · betrunkeenr · betrunkenerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "betrunken" and "Betrunkener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "betrunken" vs "Betrunkener" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "betrunken" and "Betrunkener" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "betrunken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Betrunkener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrunken" and "Betrunkener" 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 #1,808,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.