Which to use
“betrunkenen” is an adjective and “Betrunkener” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,550
- “betrunkenen” frequency rank
- #21,193
- “Betrunkener” frequency rank
- 42743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrunkenen | Betrunkener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs betrunken | Person, die zu viel Alkohol getrunken hat |
Where the eye mixes betrunkenen and Betrunkener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. betrunkenen and Betrunkener follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: betrunkenen vs Betrunkener
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betrunkenen is [bəˈtʁʊŋkənən] while Betrunkener is [bəˈtʁʊŋkənɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “betrunkenen” becomes r in “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 42743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betrunkenen is recorded at frequency rank #21,550, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtʁʊŋkənən]. 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 42743, this pair ranks #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of betrunkenen vs Betrunkener
Shared letters: beknrtu. Private to "betrunkenen": -. Private to "Betrunkener": -.
"betrunkenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "Betrunkener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrunkenen ← bbetrunkenen · bertunkenen · betrnukenen · betrrunkenen · betruknenen · betruneknen · betrunkeenn · betrunkenenn
- Betrunkener ← bbetrunkener · bertunkener · betrnukener · betrrunkener · betruknener · betrunekner · betrunkeenr · betrunkenerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "betrunkenen" and "Betrunkener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "betrunkenen" or "Betrunkener" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "betrunkenen" and "Betrunkener" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "betrunkenen" 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 #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrunkenen" and "Betrunkener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Betrunkene vs betrunkenen". 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 #1,439,887 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.