Which to use
“begeht” and “begibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,556
- “begeht” frequency rank
- #14,515
- “begibt” frequency rank
- 28071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begeht | begibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begeben |
Where the eye mixes begeht and begibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. begeht and begibt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses begeht with begibt
A purely visual mix-up. begeht ([bəˈɡeːt]) and begibt ([bəˈɡiːpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begeht is recorded at frequency rank #13,556, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːt]. begibt is at rank #14,515, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡiːpt].
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 28071, this pair ranks #1,791,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begeht vs begibt
Shared letters: begt. Private to "begeht": h. Private to "begibt": i.
"begeht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "begibt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begeht" and "begibt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "begeht" or "begibt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "begeht" and "begibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begeht" and "begibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs begibt". 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 #1,791,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.