betäuben

/[bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,525

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

betäuben is aGermanverb. It means: (für bestimmte Zeit) gegen Empfindungen, insbesondere Schmerz, teilweise oder vollständig unempfindlich machen; taub machen Pronounced [bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩]. Often confused with betäubt and betrügen.

Key facts for betäuben
PropertyValue
Headwordbetäuben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,525
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of betäuben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for betäuben is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,525 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(für bestimmte Zeit) gegen Empfindungen, insbesondere Schmerz, teilweise oder vollständig unempfindlich machen; taub machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for betäuben, with forms such as "bbetäuben", "bettäuben", and "betuäben". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "betäubt", "betrügen", "Betäubung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is betäuben, spelled B-E-T-Ä-U-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (für bestimmte Zeit) gegen Empfindungen, insbesondere Schmerz, teilweise oder vollständig unempfindlich machen; taub machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbetäuben,bettäuben,betuäben,betäbuen,betäubben,betäubenn,betäubne,betäuebn,beätuben,bteäuben,ebtäuben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for betäuben

Misspelling Variants of "betäuben"

bbetäuben9bettäuben9betuäben8betäbuen8betäubben9betäubenn9betäubne8betäuebn8
Misspelling Variants of "betäuben"

Frequency rank: #46,525 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "betäuben"?
"betäuben" is spelled B-E-T-Ä-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩].
What does "betäuben" mean?
As a verb, "betäuben" means: (für bestimmte Zeit) gegen Empfindungen, insbesondere Schmerz, teilweise oder vollständig unempfindlich machen; taub machen
What words are commonly confused with "betäuben"?
"betäuben" is commonly confused with "betäubt", "betrügen", "Betäubung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betäuben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betäuben" is [bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betäuben" come from?
"betäuben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.