# begann vs begin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### begann
*verb · IPA [bəˈɡan] · frequency rank #1,346*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beginnen

### begin
*verb · IPA [bɪˈɡɪn] · frequency rank #43,748*
beginnen, anfangen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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