Which to use
“begegne” and “begegnete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,657
- “begegne” frequency rank
- #21,183
- “begegnete” frequency rank
- 56840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begegne | begegnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begegnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen |
Where the eye mixes begegne and begegnete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begegne runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against begegnete's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begegne vs begegnete
A purely visual mix-up. begegne ([bəˈɡeːɡnə]) and begegnete ([bəˈɡeːɡnətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “begegne” sits inside “begegnete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56840, 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]. begegnete is at rank #21,183, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɡnətə].
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 56840, this pair ranks #924,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begegne vs begegnete
Shared letters: begn. Private to "begegne": -. Private to "begegnete": t.
"begegne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "begegnete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begegne" for "begegnete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "begegne" or "begegnete"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begegne" and "begegnete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begegne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begegnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #924,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begegne" and "begegnete" 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 #924,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.