betonen

[bəˈtoːnən]

/[bəˈtoːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“betonen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,294
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beim Sprechen den Akzent auf eine Silbe legen

Corpus desk

Index DE-betonen · betonen · German

betonen · rank #7,294 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,294
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besuchern

Nearest frequency peer: Besuchern (-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 „betonen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „betonen“ 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).

betonen vs betont
71% similar
betonen vs Betten
57% similar
betonen vs bezogen
71% similar

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

Key facts for betonen
PropertyValue
Headwordbetonen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtoːnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,294
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betonen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.betonenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Besuchern“ (#7,293), „betonte“ (#7,295), „Berger“ (#7,292). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betonen“ bei #7,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around betonen (IPA [bəˈtoːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,294 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for betonen, with forms such as "bbetonen", "beotnen", and "betnoen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "betont", "Betten", "bezogen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is betonen, spelled B-E-T-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    beim Sprechen den Akzent auf eine Silbe legen
  2. 2
    mit Nachdruck feststellen
  3. 3
    besonders hervorheben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „Hausaufgabe“ betont man auf der ersten Silbe.
  2. Ich möchte an dieser Stelle noch einmal die Dringlichkeit des Artenschutzes betonen.

This word in other languages

stress(English)acentuar(Español)accentuer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetonen
  • beotnen
  • betnoen
  • betoenn
  • betonenn
  • betonne
  • betonnen
  • bettonen
  • bteonen
  • ebtonen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbetonen1beotnen2betnoen2betoenn2betonenn1betonne2betonnen1bettonen1
Edit distance from "betonen"

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 "betonen"?
"betonen" is spelled B-E-T-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtoːnən].
What does "betonen" mean?
As a verb, "betonen" means: beim Sprechen den Akzent auf eine Silbe legen
What words are commonly confused with "betonen"?
"betonen" is commonly confused with "betont", "Betten", "bezogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betonen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betonen" is [bəˈtoːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betonen" come from?
"betonen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

betonte#7,295belegte#7,290bedacht#7,288ausüben#7,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list