betrunken
\bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩\
The verdict
“betrunken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ivre, soûl.
Corpus desk
Index FR-betrunken · betrunken · French
betrunken · 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 | betrunken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « betrunken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
betrunken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ivre, soûl.".
No misspelling variants are generated for betrunken in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is betrunken, spelled B-E-T-R-U-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ivre, soûl.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how betrunken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist verboten und gefährlich betrunken Auto zu fahren.
Die Polizei nahm den offensichtlich betrunkenen Angreifer fest. Nach einer Blutabnahme wurde er wieder entlassen. Ihn erwartet ein Strafverfahren wegen Angriffs und "Widerstandes gegen Personen, die Vollstreckungsbeamten gleichstehen" sowie vorsätzlicher Körperverletzung.
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.