begingvsbeginntTell them apart

Which to use

“beging” and “beginnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,512
“beging” frequency rank
#962
“beginnt” frequency rank
20474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beging beginnt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beginnen

Where the eye mixes beging and beginnt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
beging
7 ch
beginnt

Visual trap between beging and beginnt

A purely visual mix-up. beging ([bəˈɡɪŋ]) and beginnt ([bəˈɡɪnt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beging is recorded at frequency rank #19,512, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡɪŋ]. beginnt is at rank #962, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡɪnt].

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 20474, this pair ranks #1,897,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beging vs beginnt

Shared letters: begin. Private to "beging": -. Private to "beginnt": t.

"beging" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "beginnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • begingbbeging · begging · begign · begingg · beginng · begnig · beigng · bgeing
  • beginntbbeginnt · begginnt · beginntt · begint · begintn · begnint · beignnt · bgeinnt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beging" and "beginnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈɡɪŋ] versus [bəˈɡɪnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beging" or "beginnt"?
"beginnt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #962 in our German list, against #19,512 for "beging". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beginnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,897,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beging" and "beginnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beging vs begingen". 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 #1,897,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list