Betreuung

[bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]

/[bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Betreuung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,411
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Aufpassen und Helfen von jemandem

Corpus desk

Index DE-betreuung · Betreuung · German

Betreuung · rank #4,411 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,411
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berechtigt

Nearest frequency peer: berechtigt (-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 „Betreuung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Betreuung“ 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).

Betreuung vs betreuen
67% similar
Betreuung vs Befreiung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Betreuung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBetreuung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,411
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Betreuung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Betreuungliegt 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: „berechtigt“ (#4,410), „Blätter“ (#4,412), „Börse“ (#4,413). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Betreuung“ bei #4,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Betreuung (IPA [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,411 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Betreuung, with forms such as "bbetreuung", "berteuung", and "beteruung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "betreuen", "Befreiung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Betreuung, spelled B-E-T-R-E-U-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Aufpassen und Helfen von jemandem
  2. 2
    Person, die jemanden betreut (nach [1])
  3. 3
    gerichtlich angeordnete Vertretung (insbesondere im Rechtsverkehr) und Hilfe (wie [1]) für jemanden, der „seine Angelegenheiten ganz oder teilweise nicht besorgen“ kann (Deutschland: § 1896 BGB)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] in der gesellschaftlichen und politischen Debatte in Deutschland spielen frühkindliche Bildung und Betreuung bislang noch eine untergeordnete Rolle.
  2. „Ziel unserer Betreuung ist, den Schüler in einem überschaubaren Zeitraum aus seiner negativen Lernstruktur zu befreien und ihn so weit zu bringen, daß er imstande ist, selbständig zu lernen.“

This word in other languages

care(English)cuidado(Español)prise en charge(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetreuung
  • berteuung
  • beteruung
  • betreung
  • betreunug
  • betreuugn
  • betreuungg
  • betreuunng
  • betrreuung
  • betrueung
  • bettreuung
  • btereuung
  • ebtreuung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbetreuung1berteuung2beteruung2betreung1betreunug2betreuugn2betreuungg1betreuunng1
Edit distance from "Betreuung"

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 "Betreuung"?
"Betreuung" is spelled B-E-T-R-E-U-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ].
What does "Betreuung" mean?
As a noun, "Betreuung" means: das Aufpassen und Helfen von jemandem
What words are commonly confused with "Betreuung"?
"Betreuung" is commonly confused with "betreuen", "Befreiung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Betreuung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Betreuung" is [bəˈtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Betreuung" come from?
"Betreuung" 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 "Betreuung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgegeben#4,405empfiehlt#4,420empfohlen#4,421Werkstatt#4,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schenken13 variantskulturelle13 variantsMeinungen13 variantsstudieren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list