betrüge

[bəˈtʁyːɡə]

/[bəˈtʁyːɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“betrüge” is uncommon German (frequency #76,577 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,577
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-betruge · betrüge · German

betrüge · rank #76,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,577
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Betriebsräten

Nearest frequency peer: Betriebsräten (-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 „betrüge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for betrüge
PropertyValue
Headwordbetrüge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtʁyːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „betrüge“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).betrügefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Betriebsräten“ (#76,576), „bevorstand“ (#76,579), „betankt“ (#76,574). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betrüge“ bei #76,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

betrüge is uncommon German at frequency #76,577 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈtʁyːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for betrüge in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is betrüge, spelled B-E-T-R-Ü-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens 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 "betrüge"?
"betrüge" is spelled B-E-T-R-Ü-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁyːɡə].
What does "betrüge" mean?
As a verb, "betrüge" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrügen
How do you pronounce "betrüge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betrüge" is [bəˈtʁyːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betrüge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

betankt#76,574bipolar#76,587bejahte#76,551breathe#76,606

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list