# begin vs beugen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### beugen
*verb · IPA [ˈbɔɪ̯ɡn̩] · frequency rank #14,523*
biegen, krümmen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/begin-vs-beugen