Which to use
“begegne” and “begegnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,657
- “begegne” frequency rank
- #5,146
- “begegnen” frequency rank
- 40803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begegne | begegnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begegnen | jemanden, meist eher zufällig, treffen |
Where the eye mixes begegne and begegnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begegne runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against begegnen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses begegne with begegnen
A purely visual mix-up. begegne ([bəˈɡeːɡnə]) and begegnen ([bəˈɡeːɡnən]) 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) - “begegne” sits inside “begegnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begegne is recorded at frequency rank #35,657, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɡnə]. begegnen is at rank #5,146, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɡnən].
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 40803, this pair ranks #1,497,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begegne vs begegnen
Shared letters: begn. Private to "begegne": -. Private to "begegnen": -.
"begegne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "begegnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begegne" for "begegnen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "begegne" vs "begegnen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "begegne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begegnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begegne" and "begegnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs begegne". 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 #1,497,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.