betreten

[bəˈtʁeːtn̩]

/[bəˈtʁeːtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“betreten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,774
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peinlich berührt

Corpus desk

Index DE-betreten · betreten · German

betreten · rank #4,774 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,774
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besetzung

Nearest frequency peer: Besetzung (-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 „betreten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „betreten“ 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).

betreten vs Betten
63% similar
betreten vs between
75% similar
betreten vs Betreuer
63% similar

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

Key facts for betreten
PropertyValue
Headwordbetreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈtʁeːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,774
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betreten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.betretenliegt 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: „Besetzung“ (#4,773), „Bewegungen“ (#4,775), „beschädigt“ (#4,772). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betreten“ bei #4,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around betreten (IPA [bəˈtʁeːtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,774 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "peinlich berührt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for betreten, with forms such as "bbetreten", "berteten", and "beterten". 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, "Betten", "between", "Betreuer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is betreten, spelled B-E-T-R-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    peinlich berührt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als ihn seine Mutter beim Naschen erwischte, blickte Peter betreten drein.

Synonyms

verlegen

This word in other languages

embarrassed(English)avergonzado(Español)gêné(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetreten
  • berteten
  • beterten
  • betreetn
  • betretenn
  • betretne
  • betretten
  • betrreten
  • betrteen
  • bettreten
  • btereten
  • ebtreten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of betreten - 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.

bbetreten1berteten2beterten2betreetn2betretenn1betretne2betretten1betrreten1
Edit distance from "betreten"

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 "betreten"?
"betreten" is spelled B-E-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁeːtn̩].
What does "betreten" mean?
As an adjective, "betreten" means: peinlich berührt
What words are commonly confused with "betreten"?
"betreten" is commonly confused with "Betten", "between", "Betreuer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betreten" is [bəˈtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betreten" come from?
"betreten" 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 "betreten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chemnitz#4,778begangen#4,768befreien#4,767Erlebnis#4,789

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abnehmen12 variantsGedichte12 variantszeichnet12 variantsgeplante12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list