betrage

[bəˈtʁaːɡə]

/[bəˈtʁaːɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“betrage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,002
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrage · betrage · German

betrage · rank #38,002 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,002
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestandenen

Nearest frequency peer: bestandenen (-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 „betrage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „betrage“ 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).

betrage vs Betrug
57% similar
betrage vs betrat
71% similar
betrage vs beträgt
71% similar

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

Key facts for betrage
PropertyValue
Headwordbetrage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtʁaːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,002
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betrage“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).betrageliegt 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: „bestandenen“ (#38,001), „Betriebssystems“ (#38,003), „Besoldung“ (#38,000). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betrage“ bei #38,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around betrage (IPA [bəˈtʁaːɡə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,002 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for betrage, with forms such as "bbetrage", "bertage", and "betarge". 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, "Betrug", "betrat", "beträgt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is betrage, spelled B-E-T-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetrage
  • bertage
  • betarge
  • betraeg
  • betragge
  • betrgae
  • betrrage
  • bettrage
  • bterage
  • ebtrage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of betrage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbetrage1bertage2betarge2betraeg2betragge1betrgae2betrrage1bettrage1
Edit distance from "betrage"

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 "betrage"?
"betrage" is spelled B-E-T-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁaːɡə].
What does "betrage" mean?
As a verb, "betrage" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen
What words are commonly confused with "betrage"?
"betrage" is commonly confused with "Betrug", "betrat", "beträgt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betrage" is [bəˈtʁaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betrage" come from?
"betrage" 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 "betrage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beirren#37,995behütet#37,994bondage#38,013breitem#38,014

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