betragen

/[bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,515

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

betragen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Wert, eine zahlenmäßige Größe, einen Geldbetrag darstellen, ausmachen, umfassen Pronounced [bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]. It ranks #6,515 in German word frequency. Often confused with beträgt and betreten.

Key facts for betragen
PropertyValue
Headwordbetragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,515
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for betragen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,515 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for betragen, with forms such as "bbetragen", "bertagen", and "betargen". 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, "beträgt", "betreten", "Betrüger", 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 betragen, spelled B-E-T-R-A-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Wert, eine zahlenmäßige Größe, einen Geldbetrag darstellen, ausmachen, umfassen
  2. 2
    bestimmten Verhaltensnormen, Sitten und Anstandsregeln gerecht werden, diese einhalten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbetragen,bertagen,betargen,betraegn,betragenn,betraggen,betragne,betrgaen,betrragen,bettragen,bteragen,ebtragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for betragen

Misspelling Variants of "betragen"

bbetragen9bertagen8betargen8betraegn8betragenn9betraggen9betragne8betrgaen8
Misspelling Variants of "betragen"

Frequency rank: #6,515 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "betragen"?
"betragen" is spelled B-E-T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁaːɡn̩].
What does "betragen" mean?
As a verb, "betragen" means: einen Wert, eine zahlenmäßige Größe, einen Geldbetrag darstellen, ausmachen, umfassen
What words are commonly confused with "betragen"?
"betragen" is commonly confused with "beträgt", "betreten", "Betrüger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betragen" is [bəˈtʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betragen" come from?
"betragen" 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.