bette

/[ˈbɛtə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,645

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bette is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten Pronounced [ˈbɛtə]. Often confused with Bote and Butt.

Key facts for bette
PropertyValue
Headwordbette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɛtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,645
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bette in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bette is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,645 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for bette, with forms such as "bbette", "bete", and "btete". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bote", "Butt", "Byte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is bette, spelled B-E-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbette,bete,btete,ebtte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bette

Misspelling Variants of "bette"

bbette6bete4btete5ebtte5
Misspelling Variants of "bette"

Frequency rank: #24,645 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bette"?
"bette" is spelled B-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛtə].
What does "bette" mean?
As a verb, "bette" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten
What words are commonly confused with "bette"?
"bette" is commonly confused with "Bote", "Butt", "Byte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bette" is [ˈbɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bette" come from?
"bette" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.