begannen

[bəˈɡanən]

/[bəˈɡanən]/ verb

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The verdict

“begannen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,804. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,804
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begannen · begannen · German

begannen · rank #5,804 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,804
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befasst

Nearest frequency peer: befasst (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „begannen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „begannen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

begannen vs beginne
75% similar
begannen vs beginnen
88% similar
begannen vs begonnen
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for begannen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡanən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,804
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begannen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).begannenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „befasst“ (#5,803), „beauftragt“ (#5,802), „bekamen“ (#5,806). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begannen“ bei #5,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around begannen (IPA [bəˈɡanən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,804 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for begannen, with forms such as "bbegannen", "beagnnen", and "beganen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "beginne", "beginnen", "begonnen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is begannen, spelled B-E-G-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beginnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beginnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegannen
  • beagnnen
  • beganen
  • beganenn
  • begannenn
  • begannne
  • beggannen
  • begnanen
  • bgeannen
  • ebgannen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begannen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbegannen1beagnnen2beganen1beganenn2begannenn1begannne2beggannen1begnanen2
Edit distance from "begannen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begannen"?
"begannen" is spelled B-E-G-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡanən].
What does "begannen" mean?
As a verb, "begannen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "begannen"?
"begannen" is commonly confused with "beginne", "beginnen", "begonnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begannen" is [bəˈɡanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begannen" come from?
"begannen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "begannen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auflagen#5,798Diktatur#5,816vorwärts#5,786Feedback#5,827

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

befasst10 variantsbekamen10 variantsbildete10 variantsabholen10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list