bettel
German, verb[ˈbɛtl̩]
bettel is spelled B-E-T-T-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bettel is a German verb meaning “first-person singular present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bettel mean in English?
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nutzlose, alte, wertlose Dinge 2. regionale Variante eines Solospiels, bei dem der Alleinspieler keinen Stich machen darf 3. Bitte nach kleiner materieller Unterstützung als bedürftige Person; Betteln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bettel
- Bettels genitive singular
- Betteln dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bettel?
- [ˈbɛtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bettel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bettel in German?
bettel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).