Which to use
“beginne” and “bekenne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,607
- “beginne” frequency rank
- #43,048
- “bekenne” frequency rank
- 54655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beginne | bekenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beginnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekennen |
Where the eye mixes beginne and bekenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beginne vs bekenne
A purely visual mix-up. beginne ([bəˈɡɪnə]) and bekenne ([bəˈkɛnə]) 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 54655, 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]. bekenne is at rank #43,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnə].
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 54655, this pair ranks #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beginne vs bekenne
Shared letters: ben. Private to "beginne": gi. Private to "bekenne": k.
"beginne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bekenne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beginne" and "bekenne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beginne" or "bekenne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beginne" and "bekenne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beginne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beginne" and "bekenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekenne vs brenne". 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 #1,010,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.