# beinahe vs Beinamen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### beinahe
*adverb · IPA [ˈbaɪ̯naːə] · frequency rank #3,105*
fast, sehr nahe an etwas heran

### Beinamen
*noun · IPA [ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmən] · frequency rank #30,471*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beiname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/beinahe-vs-beinamen