Which to use
“Betrunkene” is a noun and “betrunkenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,829
- “Betrunkene” frequency rank
- #21,550
- “betrunkenen” frequency rank
- 39379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Betrunkene | betrunkenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die zu viel Alkohol getrunken hat | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs betrunken |
Where the eye mixes Betrunkene and betrunkenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Betrunkene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against betrunkenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Betrunkene with betrunkenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Betrunkene is [bəˈtʁʊŋkənə] while betrunkenen is [bəˈtʁʊŋkənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Betrunkene” sits inside “betrunkenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Betrunkene is recorded at frequency rank #17,829, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtʁʊŋkənə]. 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 39379, this pair ranks #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Betrunkene vs betrunkenen
Shared letters: beknrtu. Private to "Betrunkene": -. Private to "betrunkenen": -.
"Betrunkene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "betrunkenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Betrunkene ← bbetrunkene · bertunkene · betrnukene · betrrunkene · betruknene · betrunekne · betrunkeen · betrunkenne
- betrunkenen ← bbetrunkenen · bertunkenen · betrnukenen · betrrunkenen · betruknenen · betruneknen · betrunkeenn · betrunkenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Betrunkene" for "betrunkenen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Betrunkene" and "betrunkenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Betrunkene" 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 #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Betrunkene" and "betrunkenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrinken vs Betrunkene". 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 #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.