betrogen

[bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]

/[bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“betrogen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,192
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrogen · betrogen · German

betrogen · rank #11,192 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,192
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besprechung

Nearest frequency peer: Besprechung (-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 „betrogen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „betrogen“ 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).

betrogen vs bezogen
75% similar
betrogen vs bewogen
75% similar
betrogen vs Betrüger
63% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betrogen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.betrogenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Besprechung“ (#11,191), „besessen“ (#11,190), „Bettina“ (#11,194). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betrogen“ bei #11,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around betrogen (IPA [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,192 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for betrogen, with forms such as "bbetrogen", "bertogen", and "betorgen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bezogen", "bewogen", "Betrüger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is betrogen, spelled B-E-T-R-O-G-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of betrogen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbetrogen1bertogen2betorgen2betrgoen2betroegn2betrogenn1betroggen1betrogne2
Edit distance from "betrogen"

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 "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'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 "betrogen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besessen#11,190Bismarck#11,196Bullshit#11,201basieren#11,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

auswärts12 variantsaufräumen12 variantsgruselig12 variantstrocknen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list