Betts

[bɛt͡s]

/[bɛt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Betts” is uncommon German (frequency #81,345 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,345
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bett

Corpus desk

Index DE-betts · Betts · German

Betts · rank #81,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,345
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bettet

Nearest frequency peer: bettet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Betts“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Betts“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Betts
PropertyValue
HeadwordBetts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɛt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Betts“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bettsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bettet“ (#81,344), „Bewilligungen“ (#81,346), „betrog“ (#81,343). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Betts“ bei #81,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Betts is uncommon German at frequency #81,345 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bett".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Betts in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Betts, spelled B-E-T-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bett

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 "Betts"?
"Betts" is spelled B-E-T-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛt͡s].
What does "Betts" mean?
As a noun, "Betts" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bett
How do you pronounce "Betts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Betts" is [bɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Betts" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list