begegnen

[bəˈɡeːɡnən]

/[bəˈɡeːɡnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“begegnen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,146
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden, meist eher zufällig, treffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begegnen · begegnen · German

begegnen · rank #5,146 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,146
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bedrohung

Nearest frequency peer: Bedrohung (-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 „begegnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „begegnen“ 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).

begegnen vs bewegen
75% similar
begegnen vs belegen
75% similar
begegnen vs begehen
75% similar

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

Key facts for begegnen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegegnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡeːɡnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,146
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begegnen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bedrohung“ (#5,145), „Beinen“ (#5,147), „Bahnen“ (#5,144). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begegnen“ bei #5,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around begegnen (IPA [bəˈɡeːɡnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,146 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for begegnen, with forms such as "bbegegnen", "beeggnen", and "begegenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bewegen", "belegen", "begehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is begegnen, spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden, meist eher zufällig, treffen
  2. 2
    mit etwas umgehen, entgegentreten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how begegnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich begegnete ihr zum ersten Mal auf meinem Weg nach Hause von der Bibliothek.
  2. Und was, wenn ich ihm im Bus begegne?

This word in other languages

encounter(English)afrontar(Español)rencontrer(Français)encontrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegegnen
  • beeggnen
  • begegenn
  • begeggnen
  • begegnenn
  • begegnne
  • begegnnen
  • begengen
  • beggegnen
  • beggenen
  • bgeegnen
  • ebgegnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begegnen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbegegnen1beeggnen2begegenn2begeggnen1begegnenn1begegnne2begegnnen1begengen2
Edit distance from "begegnen"

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 "begegnen"?
"begegnen" is spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːɡnən].
What does "begegnen" mean?
As a verb, "begegnen" means: jemanden, meist eher zufällig, treffen
What words are commonly confused with "begegnen"?
"begegnen" is commonly confused with "bewegen", "belegen", "begehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begegnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begegnen" is [bəˈɡeːɡnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begegnen" come from?
"begegnen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

anziehen#5,139Blödsinn#5,154Dokument#5,160Erhebung#5,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fürchten12 variantsgewartet12 variantsseltener12 variantsSchicht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list