betasten

[bəˈtastn̩]

/[bəˈtastn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“betasten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Fingern prüfend anfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-betasten · betasten · German

betasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for betasten
PropertyValue
Headwordbetasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtastn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “betasten” sits in German frequency

betastenranks outside the top 100,000 German headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

betasten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈtastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit den Fingern prüfend anfassen".

betasten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is betasten, spelled B-E-T-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Fingern prüfend anfassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how betasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er erkannte den Frosch, schloss die Hände, damit er nicht weghüpfen konnte, betastete ihn vorsichtig.“
  2. „Er rollt sich zur Seite, setzt sich auf, betastet sein Gesicht. Kiesbröckchen kleben an seiner Wange.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "betasten"?
"betasten" is spelled B-E-T-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtastn̩].
What does "betasten" mean?
As a verb, "betasten" means: mit den Fingern prüfend anfassen
How do you pronounce "betasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betasten" is [bəˈtastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betasten" come from?
"betasten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list