betören

[bəˈtøːʁən]

/[bəˈtøːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“betören” is uncommon German (frequency #96,738 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,738
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden faszinieren, in sich verliebt machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-betoren · betören · German

betören · rank #96,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestätigst

Nearest frequency peer: bestätigst (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „betören“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „betören“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for betören
PropertyValue
Headwordbetören
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtøːʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „betören“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).betörenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bestätigst“ (#96,737), „beunruhigte“ (#96,739), „Besserwisserei“ (#96,736). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betören“ bei #96,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

betören is uncommon German at frequency #96,738 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈtøːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for betören in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is betören, spelled B-E-T-Ö-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden faszinieren, in sich verliebt machen
  2. 2
    jemanden seines nüchternen Verstandes berauben, ihn zu etwas hinreißen oder verführen
  3. 3
    jemanden in Verwirrung bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Blick, den Ina Konstantin über den Tisch hinweg zuwarf, betörte ihn.
  2. Es war von Anfang an Paulas Plan gewesen, Waldemar zu betören.

Synonyms

bezirzenverwirren

This word in other languages

bewitch(English)fascinar(Español)envouter(Français)

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 "betören"?
"betören" is spelled B-E-T-Ö-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtøːʁən].
What does "betören" mean?
As a verb, "betören" means: jemanden faszinieren, in sich verliebt machen
How do you pronounce "betören"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betören" is [bəˈtøːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betören" come from?
"betören" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

besiege#96,733becomes#96,713braille#96,769Barmann#96,705

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list