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負ける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
負ける
BOOST
Reading : まける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose; to be defeated
2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
3. to be inferior to  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
4. to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)  (see also: 気触れる:かぶれる; this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
5. to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 177,807 which gives a rank of 213
負ける is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 17,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 489 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4391
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
たち
けた

We lost the game 3-0.
かれ
しあい
試合
けた
こと
ふしぎ
不思議

It is strange that he should have lost the game.
わたし
ける
わかりません
I don't know whether I will win or lose.
敗北る
BOOST
Reading : まける   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,800,000 results)
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まける
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 133,000 (about 753,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14036
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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敗ける
BOOST
Reading : まける   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 189,000 (about 344,000 results)
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フ   まかす to defeat   まける to be defeated   お to carry (on one's back)   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
corner
ハイ   defeated   やぶれる to be defeated, frustrated   
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ぼく strike   
ホク   きた north   
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さじ spoon   
left side   じょう    しょう    
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