betrog

[bəˈtʁoːk]

/[bəˈtʁoːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“betrog” is uncommon German (frequency #81,343 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,343
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrog · betrog · German

betrog · rank #81,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,343
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestäuben

Nearest frequency peer: bestäuben (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „betrog“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „betrog“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for betrog
PropertyValue
Headwordbetrog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtʁoːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „betrog“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.betrogfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bestäuben“ (#81,342), „bettet“ (#81,344), „bestärkte“ (#81,341). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betrog“ bei #81,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

betrog is uncommon German at frequency #81,343 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈtʁoːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

betrog doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is betrog, spelled B-E-T-R-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen

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 "betrog"?
"betrog" is spelled B-E-T-R-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁoːk].
What does "betrog" mean?
As a verb, "betrog" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
How do you pronounce "betrog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betrog" is [bəˈtʁoːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betrog" come from?
"betrog" 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 "betrog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bettet#81,344Birdie#81,350bloggt#81,358bedien#81,318

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list