begegneten

Name: begegneten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩]

/[bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“begegneten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,943
frequency rank, German: 5,818
“B” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-begegneten · begegneten · German

begegneten · rank #30,943 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,943
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,818
PHOTO-FINISH beglichen

Nearest frequency peer: beglichen (+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.

bedeutsamen

69,061
befeuert

69,060
begegneten

69,058
beglichen

69,057
begreife

69,056
behaftet

69,055

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

begegneten vs begegnet

80% similar

begegneten vs begegnen

80% similar

begegneten vs begegnete

90% similar

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

Key facts for begegneten
Property	Value
Headword	begegneten
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#30,943
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begegneten“

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

#30,943

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beglichen“ (#30,944), „befeuert“ (#30,941), „begreife“ (#30,945). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begegneten“ bei #30,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around begegneten (IPA [bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,943 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for begegneten, with forms such as "bbegegneten", "beeggneten", and "begegenten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "begegnet", "begegnen", "begegnete", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is begegneten, spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-E-T-E-N.

Definition

1
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen
2
1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen
3
3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen
4
3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbegegneten
beeggneten
begegenten
begeggneten
begegneetn
begegnetenn
begegnetne
begegnetten
begegnneten
begegnteen
begengeten
beggegneten
beggeneten
bgeegneten
ebgegneten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begegneten - 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.

Edit distance from "begegneten"

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 "begegneten"?

"begegneten" is spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩].

What does "begegneten" mean?

As a verb, "begegneten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begegnen

What words are commonly confused with "begegneten"?

"begegneten" is commonly confused with "begegnet", "begegnen", "begegnete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "begegneten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begegneten" is [bəˈɡeːɡnətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "begegneten" come from?

"begegneten" 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 "begegneten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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