Betschwester
[ˈbeːtˌʃvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Betschwester” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertrieben frömmelnde weibliche Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-betschwester · Betschwester · German
Betschwester · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Betschwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbeːtˌʃvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Betschwester“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Betschwester is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbeːtˌʃvɛstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übertrieben frömmelnde weibliche Person".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Betschwester, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Betschwester, spelled B-E-T-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1übertrieben frömmelnde weibliche Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Betschwester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich dachte daran, sie ganz unverfroren zum Souper einzuladen, aber ich fürchtete, einen Korb von den drei anderen Betschwestern zu erhalten; mir schien, als könnte die Amazone nur nach außen hin fromm sein, denn ihr Gesicht verriet alles, und für mich gab es damals schon seit langem keine Frauengesichter mehr, die mich täuschen konnten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.