betrage

/[bəˈtʁaːɡə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,002

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

betrage is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen Pronounced [bəˈtʁaːɡə]. Often confused with Betrug and betrat.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for betrage is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈtʁaːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,002 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for betrage, with forms such as "bbetrage", "bertage", and "betarge". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Betrug", "betrat", "beträgt", 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 betrage, spelled B-E-T-R-A-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for betrage

Misspelling Variants of "betrage"

bbetrage8bertage7betarge7betraeg7betragge8betrgae7betrrage8bettrage8
Misspelling Variants of "betrage"

Frequency rank: #38,002 in German

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. 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.