Which to use
“beginnenden” and “begonnenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,038
- “beginnenden” frequency rank
- #25,463
- “begonnenen” frequency rank
- 40501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beginnenden | begonnenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beginnend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begonnen |
Where the eye mixes beginnenden and begonnenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beginnenden runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against begonnenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beginnenden with begonnenen
A purely visual mix-up. beginnenden ([bəˈɡɪnəndn̩]) and begonnenen ([bəˈɡɔnənən]) 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 40501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beginnenden is recorded at frequency rank #15,038, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡɪnəndn̩]. begonnenen is at rank #25,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡɔnənən].
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 40501, this pair ranks #1,506,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beginnenden vs begonnenen
Shared letters: begn. Private to "beginnenden": di. Private to "begonnenen": o.
"beginnenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "begonnenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beginnenden ← bbeginnenden · begginnenden · beginenden · beginennden · beginnednen · beginnendden · beginnendenn · beginnendne
- begonnenen ← bbegonnenen · beggonnenen · begnonenen · begonenen · begonennen · begonneenn · begonnenenn · begonnennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beginnenden" and "begonnenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beginnenden" or "begonnenen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beginnenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begonnenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beginnenden" and "begonnenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begangenen vs begonnenen". 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 #1,506,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.