begingvsbingConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,512
“beging” frequency rank
#18,498
“bing” frequency rank
38010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beging bing
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begehen 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bingen

Where the eye mixes beging and bing

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
beging
4 ch
bing

Look-alike desk: beging vs bing

A purely visual mix-up. beging ([bəˈɡɪŋ]) and bing ([bɪnd͡ʒ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38010, 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]. bing is at rank #18,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [bɪnd͡ʒ].

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 38010, this pair ranks #1,575,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beging vs bing

Shared letters: bgin. Private to "beging": e. Private to "bing": -.

"beging" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "bing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • begingbbeging · begging · begign · begingg · beginng · begnig · beigng · bgeing
  • bingbbing · bign · bingg · binng · bnig · ibng

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beging" and "bing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈɡɪŋ] versus [bɪnd͡ʒ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beging" or "bing" show up more?
"bing" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,498 in our German list, against #19,512 for "beging". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,575,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beging" and "bing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs bing". 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 #1,575,232 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