Which to use
“begangen” is a verb and “begangene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,768
- “begangen” frequency rank
- #49,509
- “begangene” frequency rank
- 54277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begangen | begangene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begangen |
Where the eye mixes begangen and begangene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. begangen 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.
Look-alike desk: begangen vs begangene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begangen is [bəˈɡaŋən] while begangene is [bəˈɡaŋənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “begangen” sits inside “begangene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begangen is recorded at frequency rank #4,768, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡaŋən]. 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 54277, this pair ranks #1,025,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begangen vs begangene
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "begangen": -. Private to "begangene": -.
"begangen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "begangene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begangen" for "begangene" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "begangen" or "begangene" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "begangen" 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 #1,025,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begangen" 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 #1,025,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.