Bettlerin
[ˈbɛtləʁɪn]
The verdict
“Bettlerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die Almosen erbittet
Corpus desk
Index DE-bettlerin · Bettlerin · German
Bettlerin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Bettlerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛtləʁɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bettlerin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bettlerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛtləʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die Almosen erbittet".
Bettlerin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bettlerin, spelled B-E-T-T-L-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die Almosen erbittet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bettlerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie schämte sich anfangs, als Bettlerin aufzutreten. Aber das verging.
Ist eine Frau, die auf der Straße singt, eine "aufdringliche" Bettlerin oder doch eine "gewerbsmäßige", weil das Betteln ihr Hauptverdienst ist – oder gar beides?
Synonyms
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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.