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“beginne” and “beginnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,607
- “beginne” frequency rank
- #962
- “beginnt” frequency rank
- 12569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beginne | beginnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beginnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beginnen |
Where the eye mixes beginne and beginnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beginne vs beginnt
A purely visual mix-up. beginne ([bəˈɡɪnə]) 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 a single letter - e in “beginne” becomes t in “beginnt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beginne is recorded at frequency rank #11,607, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡɪnə]. 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 12569, this pair ranks #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beginne vs beginnt
Shared letters: begin. Private to "beginne": -. Private to "beginnt": t.
"beginne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "beginnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beginne" and "beginnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beginne" or "beginnt" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beginne" 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 #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beginne" and "beginnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begingen vs beginne". 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 #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.