betete

[ˈbeːtətə]

/[ˈbeːtətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“betete” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,549
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten

Corpus desk

Index DE-betete · betete · German

betete · rank #34,549 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,549
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschlag

Nearest frequency peer: beschlag (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „betete“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „betete“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

betete vs Bett
50% similar
betete vs Bitte
50% similar
betete vs Beute
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for betete
PropertyValue
Headwordbetete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbeːtətə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,549
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betete“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beteteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beschlag“ (#34,548), „bewarb“ (#34,551), „bezahlbare“ (#34,552). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betete“ bei #34,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around betete (IPA [ˈbeːtətə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,549 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for betete, with forms such as "bbetete", "beteet", and "betette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bett", "Bitte", "Beute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 betete, spelled B-E-T-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetete
  • beteet
  • betette
  • bettee
  • bettete
  • bteete
  • ebtete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of betete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbetete1beteet2betette1bettee2bettete1bteete2ebtete2
Edit distance from "betete"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "betete"?
"betete" is spelled B-E-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeːtətə].
What does "betete" mean?
As a verb, "betete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beten
What words are commonly confused with "betete"?
"betete" is commonly confused with "Bett", "Bitte", "Beute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betete" is [ˈbeːtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betete" come from?
"betete" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "betete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bewarb#34,551Belang#34,543Büffel#34,566aufgab#34,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bosco7 variantstrübe7 variantsiPads7 variantsjawoll7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list