betonen
\bəˈtoːnən\
The verdict
“betonen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre le ton sur, souligner, accentuer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-betonen · betonen · French
betonen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | betonen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈtoːnən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « betonen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
betonen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈtoːnən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for betonen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is betonen, spelled B-E-T-O-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mettre le ton sur, souligner, accentuer.
- 2Souligner, %mettre en évidence% expressément quelque chose avec des mots.
- 3Souligner, accorder de l'importance à quelque chose.
- 4Mettre en évidence visuellement.
- 5Accentuer, prononcer suivant les règles de l’accent tonique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how betonen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mehr als 300 Millionen Euro sollen in ein Modernisierungsprogramm der griechischen Zivilluftfahrtbehörde CAA fließen. „Absolute Priorität“ habe das Projekt, betont Verkehrsminister Christos Dimas.
Die litauische Regierung betonte, dass man mit den Transportbeschränkungen nur beschlossene EU-Sanktionen umsetze.
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.