betrunken

[bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]

/[bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“betrunken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,807
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Alkohol berauscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-betrunken · betrunken · German

betrunken · rank #5,807 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,807
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bekamen

Nearest frequency peer: bekamen (-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 „betrunken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „betrunken“ 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).

betrunken vs Betrunkene
80% similar
betrunken vs Betrunkener
73% similar
betrunken vs betrunkenen
82% similar

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

Key facts for betrunken
PropertyValue
Headwordbetrunken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,807
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „betrunken“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bekamen“ (#5,806), „Bezahlung“ (#5,808), „bildete“ (#5,809). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „betrunken“ bei #5,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around betrunken (IPA [bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,807 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von Alkohol berauscht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for betrunken, with forms such as "bbetrunken", "bertunken", and "betrnuken". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Betrunkene", "Betrunkener", "betrunkenen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is betrunken, spelled B-E-T-R-U-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Alkohol berauscht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man ist nicht zu betrunken, solange man auf dem Boden liegen kann, ohne sich festzuhalten.“ - Finnisches Sprichwort
  2. Heike ist jedes Wochenende betrunken.

Synonyms

besoffenölig

Antonyms

nüchtern

This word in other languages

drunk(English)borracho(Español)aviné(Français)bêbedo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbetrunken
  • bertunken
  • betrnuken
  • betrrunken
  • betruknen
  • betrunekn
  • betrunkenn
  • betrunkken
  • betrunkne
  • betrunnken
  • bettrunken
  • beturnken
  • bterunken
  • ebtrunken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of betrunken - 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.

bbetrunken1bertunken2betrnuken2betrrunken1betruknen2betrunekn2betrunkenn1betrunkken1
Edit distance from "betrunken"

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 "betrunken"?
"betrunken" is spelled B-E-T-R-U-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩].
What does "betrunken" mean?
As an adjective, "betrunken" means: von Alkohol berauscht
What words are commonly confused with "betrunken"?
"betrunken" is commonly confused with "Betrunkene", "Betrunkener", "betrunkenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "betrunken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "betrunken" is [bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "betrunken" come from?
"betrunken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bezahlung#5,808angerufen#5,795Engländer#5,823Flugzeuge#5,831

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Verdienst14 variantsumfassende14 variantsrealisiert14 variantsnachhaltig14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list