# beam vs been

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### beam
*verb · IPA [biːm] · frequency rank #39,825*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beamen

### been
*verb · IPA [bɪn] · frequency rank #14,246*
Past Participle des Verbs be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/beam-vs-been