Betrug

[bəˈtʁuːk]

/[bəˈtʁuːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Betrug” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,946
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorsätzliche Täuschung und Irreführung einer anderen Person; Täuschungshandlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrug · Betrug · German

Betrug · rank #2,946 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,946
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beantworten

Nearest frequency peer: beantworten (-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 „Betrug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Betrug“ 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).

Betrug vs Bezug
67% similar
Betrug vs betrügt
57% similar
Betrug vs Betrugs
86% similar

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

Key facts for Betrug
PropertyValue
HeadwordBetrug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈtʁuːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,946
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Betrug“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Betrugliegt 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: „beantworten“ (#2,945), „dankbar“ (#2,947), „bayerischen“ (#2,944). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Betrug“ bei #2,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Betrug (IPA [bəˈtʁuːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,946 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorsätzliche Täuschung und Irreführung einer anderen Person; Täuschungshandlung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Betrug, with forms such as "bbetrug", "bertug", and "betrgu". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Bezug", "betrügt", "Betrugs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Betrug, spelled B-E-T-R-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorsätzliche Täuschung und Irreführung einer anderen Person; Täuschungshandlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Betrug ist offensichtlich.
  2. Er ist nur auf Betrug aus.

Synonyms

BauernfangBauernfängereiBetrügereiGaunereiHintergehungLug und TrugNeppPrellerei

This word in other languages

fraud(English)fraude(Español)fraude(Français)fraude(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetrug
  • bertug
  • betrgu
  • betrrug
  • betrugg
  • bettrug
  • beturg
  • bterug
  • ebtrug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Betrug - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbetrug1bertug2betrgu2betrrug1betrugg1bettrug1beturg2bterug2
Edit distance from "Betrug"

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 "Betrug"?
"Betrug" is spelled B-E-T-R-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁuːk].
What does "Betrug" mean?
As a noun, "Betrug" means: vorsätzliche Täuschung und Irreführung einer anderen Person; Täuschungshandlung
What words are commonly confused with "Betrug"?
"Betrug" is commonly confused with "Bezug", "betrügt", "Betrugs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Betrug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Betrug" is [bəˈtʁuːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Betrug" come from?
"Betrug" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Betrug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

denkst#2,948einzig#2,953weisen#2,935Tollen#2,926

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

doppelt9 variantsDrittel9 variantsTruppen9 variantsheutige9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list