# being vs bene

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### being
*verb · IPA [ˈbiː.ɪŋ] · frequency rank #19,514*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs be

### bene
*adverb · IPA [ˈbeːnə] · frequency rank #30,949*
Äußerung des Lobs oder des Wohlwollens

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