BegabungenvsbegangenTell them apart

Quick tell: Begabungen is a noun, begangen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Begabungen” is a noun and “begangen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,685
“Begabungen” frequency rank
#4,768
“begangen” frequency rank
46453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Begabungen begangen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Begabung Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begehen

Where the eye mixes Begabungen and begangen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Begabungen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against begangen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Begabungen
8 ch
begangen

Look-alike desk: Begabungen vs begangen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Begabungen is [bəˈɡaːbʊŋən] while begangen is [bəˈɡaŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Begabungen is recorded at frequency rank #41,685, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡaːbʊŋən]. begangen is at rank #4,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡaŋən].

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 46453, this pair ranks #1,318,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Begabungen vs begangen

Shared letters: abegn. Private to "Begabungen": u. Private to "begangen": -.

"Begabungen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC  ·  "begangen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Begabungen ← bbegabungen · beagbungen · begabbungen · begabnugen · begabugnen · begabunegn · begabungenn · begabunggen
  • begangen ← bbegangen · beagngen · begagnen · beganegn · begangenn · beganggen · begangne · beganngen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Begabungen" and "begangen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Begabungen" is a noun and "begangen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Begabungen" vs "begangen" - which ranks higher?
"begangen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,768 in our German list, against #41,685 for "Begabungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Begabungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "begangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,318,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Begabungen" and "begangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Begabung vs Begabungen". 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 #1,318,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list