begangenevsbegangenenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“begangene” and “begangenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,509
“begangene” frequency rank
#34,538
“begangenen” frequency rank
84047
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature begangene begangenen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begangen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begangen

Where the eye mixes begangene and begangenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. begangene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against begangenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
begangene
10 ch
begangenen

Why the eye confuses begangene with begangenen

A purely visual mix-up. begangene ([bəˈɡaŋənə]) and begangenen ([bəˈɡaŋənən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “begangene” sits inside “begangenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

begangene is recorded at frequency rank #49,509, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaŋənə]. 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 84047, this pair ranks #129,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of begangene vs begangenen

Shared letters: abegn. Private to "begangene": -. Private to "begangenen": -.

"begangene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "begangenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • begangenebbegangene · beagngene · begagnene · beganegne · begangeen · beganggene · begangnee · beganngene
  • begangenenbbegangenen · beagngenen · begagnenen · beganegnen · begangeenn · begangenenn · begangenne · begangennen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "begangene" and "begangenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈɡaŋənə] versus [bəˈɡaŋənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "begangene" vs "begangenen" - which ranks higher?
"begangenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,538 in our German list, against #49,509 for "begangene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "begangene" 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 #129,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "begangene" and "begangenen" 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 #129,945 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