Which to use
“begangen” is a verb and “begangenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,768
- “begangen” frequency rank
- #34,538
- “begangenen” frequency rank
- 39306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begangen | begangenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begangen |
Where the eye mixes begangen and begangenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. begangen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against begangenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begangen vs begangenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begangen is [bəˈɡaŋən] while begangenen is [bəˈɡaŋənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “begangen” sits inside “begangenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39306, 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]. begangenen is at rank #34,538, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaŋənən].
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 39306, this pair ranks #1,540,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begangen vs begangenen
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "begangen": -. Private to "begangenen": -.
"begangen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "begangenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- begangen ← bbegangen · beagngen · begagnen · beganegn · begangenn · beganggen · begangne · beganngen
- begangenen ← bbegangenen · beagngenen · begagnenen · beganegnen · begangeenn · begangenenn · begangenne · begangennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begangen" and "begangenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "begangen" or "begangenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begangen" and "begangenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begangenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begangen" and "begangenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begangene vs begangenen". 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 #1,540,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.