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“Betrunkene” and “Betrunkener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,829
“Betrunkene” frequency rank
#21,193
“Betrunkener” frequency rank
39022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Betrunkene Betrunkener
Definition weibliche Person, die zu viel Alkohol getrunken hat Person, die zu viel Alkohol getrunken hat

Where the eye mixes Betrunkene and Betrunkener

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Betrunkene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against Betrunkener's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Betrunkene
11 ch
Betrunkener

Look-alike desk: Betrunkene vs Betrunkener

A purely visual mix-up. Betrunkene ([bəˈtʁʊŋkənə]) and Betrunkener ([bəˈtʁʊŋkənɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Betrunkene” sits inside “Betrunkener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39022, 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]. 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 39022, this pair ranks #1,548,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Betrunkene vs Betrunkener

Shared letters: beknrtu. Private to "Betrunkene": -. Private to "Betrunkener": -.

"Betrunkene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "Betrunkener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Betrunkene ← bbetrunkene · bertunkene · betrnukene · betrrunkene · betruknene · betrunekne · betrunkeen · betrunkenne
  • Betrunkener ← bbetrunkener · bertunkener · betrnukener · betrrunkener · betruknener · betrunekner · betrunkeenr · betrunkenerr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Betrunkene" and "Betrunkener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈtʁʊŋkənə] versus [bəˈtʁʊŋkənɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Betrunkene" vs "Betrunkener" - which ranks higher?
"Betrunkene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,829 in our German list, against #21,193 for "Betrunkener". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Betrunkene" and "Betrunkener" 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 "Betrunkener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,548,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Betrunkene" and "Betrunkener" 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 #1,548,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list