Betrieb

[bəˈtʁiːp]

/[bəˈtʁiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Betrieb” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,281. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,281
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - produktive Tätigkeit, Geschäftigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrieb · Betrieb · German

Betrieb · rank #1,281 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,281
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auge

Nearest frequency peer: Auge (-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 „Betrieb“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Betrieb“ 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).

Betrieb vs betritt
57% similar
Betrieb vs Betriebe
88% similar
Betrieb vs Betriebs
88% similar

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

Key facts for Betrieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordBetrieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈtʁiːp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,281
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Betrieb“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Betriebliegt 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: „Auge“ (#1,280), „Bier“ (#1,282), „Amt“ (#1,279). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Betrieb“ bei #1,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Betrieb (IPA [bəˈtʁiːp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,281 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Betrieb, with forms such as "bbetrieb", "bertieb", and "betireb". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "betritt", "Betriebe", "Betriebs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Betrieb, spelled B-E-T-R-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    produktive Tätigkeit, Geschäftigkeit
  2. 2
    Ort, Gesellschaft, Firma, Produktionsstätte, wo man produktive Tätigkeit ausführt
  3. 3
    die Phase von der Inbetriebnahme bis zur Stilllegung einer Anlage
  4. 4
    Betriebsamkeit, Aktivität, Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf dem Jahrmarkt herrscht reger Betrieb.
  2. Der Betrieb ist geschlossen.

Synonyms

WerkUnternehmenFirmasaloppBudeAnlagenbetrieb

This word in other languages

business(English)negocio(Español)activité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetrieb
  • bertieb
  • betireb
  • betreib
  • betribe
  • betriebb
  • betrrieb
  • bettrieb
  • bterieb
  • ebtrieb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbetrieb1bertieb2betireb2betreib2betribe2betriebb1betrrieb1bettrieb1
Edit distance from "Betrieb"

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 "Betrieb"?
"Betrieb" is spelled B-E-T-R-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁiːp].
What does "Betrieb" mean?
As a noun, "Betrieb" means: produktive Tätigkeit, Geschäftigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Betrieb"?
"Betrieb" is commonly confused with "betritt", "Betriebe", "Betriebs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Betrieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Betrieb" is [bəˈtʁiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Betrieb" come from?
"Betrieb" 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 "Betrieb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brachte#1,283Werbung#1,278welchen#1,277erwähnt#1,288

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kleines10 variantsKollegen10 variantsgewonnen10 variantsStudium10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list