Betreuer
[bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Betreuer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,021 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,021
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der die Aufgabe hat, eine oder mehrere andere Personen zu begleiten, pflegen oder ihnen zu helfen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Betreuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Betreuer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Betreuer is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,021 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Betreuer, with forms such as "bbetreuer", "berteuer", and "beteruer". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Breuer", "betreut", "Betrüger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Betreuer, spelled B-E-T-R-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der die Aufgabe hat, eine oder mehrere andere Personen zu begleiten, pflegen oder ihnen zu helfen
- 2gesetzlicher Vertreter von Volljährigen, die nicht für ihre gesamten eigenen Angelegenheiten sorgen können
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbetreuer,berteuer,beteruer,betreeur,betreuerr,betreure,betrreuer,betrueer,bettreuer,btereuer,ebtreuer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Betreuer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Betreuer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-T-R-E-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Breuer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Betreuer vs Breuer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.