# being vs bring

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bring
*verb · IPA [bʁɪŋ] · frequency rank #5,688*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bringen

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