Which to use
“befangen” and “begangene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,367
- “befangen” frequency rank
- #49,509
- “begangene” frequency rank
- 91876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befangen | begangene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr neutral, sondern jemandem verpflichtet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begangen |
Where the eye mixes befangen and begangene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. befangen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against begangene's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses befangen with begangene
A purely visual mix-up. befangen ([bəˈfaŋən]) and begangene ([bəˈɡaŋənə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befangen is recorded at frequency rank #42,367, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfaŋən]. begangene is at rank #49,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaŋənə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 91876, this pair ranks #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of befangen vs begangene
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "befangen": f. Private to "begangene": -.
"befangen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "begangene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befangen" and "begangene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "befangen" or "begangene" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "befangen" and "begangene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begangene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befangen" and "begangene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begangene vs begingen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.