betrogen

/[bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,192

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

betrogen is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen Pronounced [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]. Often confused with bezogen and bewogen.

Key facts for betrogen
PropertyValue
Headwordbetrogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,192
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of betrogen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for betrogen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,192 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for betrogen, with forms such as "bbetrogen", "bertogen", and "betorgen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bezogen", "bewogen", "Betrüger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is betrogen, spelled B-E-T-R-O-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbetrogen,bertogen,betorgen,betrgoen,betroegn,betrogenn,betroggen,betrogne,betrrogen,bettrogen,bterogen,ebtrogen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for betrogen

Misspelling Variants of "betrogen"

bbetrogen9bertogen8betorgen8betrgoen8betroegn8betrogenn9betroggen9betrogne8
Misspelling Variants of "betrogen"

Frequency rank: #11,192 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "betrogen"?
"betrogen" is spelled B-E-T-R-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩].
What does "betrogen" mean?
As a verb, "betrogen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
What words are commonly confused with "betrogen"?
"betrogen" is commonly confused with "bezogen", "bewogen", "Betrüger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betrogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betrogen" is [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betrogen" come from?
"betrogen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.