Begegnung

[bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]

/[bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Begegnung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,592
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammentreffen von Personen, Fahrzeugen oder anderen Objekten

Corpus desk

Index DE-begegnung · Begegnung · German

Begegnung · rank #4,592 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,592
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barcelona

Nearest frequency peer: Barcelona (-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 „Begegnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Begegnung“ 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).

Begegnung vs Bewegung
78% similar
Begegnung vs Begehung
78% similar
Begegnung vs Belegung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Begegnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBegegnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,592
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Begegnung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Begegnungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Barcelona“ (#4,591), „Benjamin“ (#4,593), „Autorin“ (#4,590). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Begegnung“ bei #4,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Begegnung (IPA [bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,592 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Begegnung, with forms such as "bbegegnung", "beeggnung", and "begeggnung". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Bewegung", "Begehung", "Belegung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Begegnung, spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammentreffen von Personen, Fahrzeugen oder anderen Objekten
  2. 2
    Wettkampf zwischen zwei Spielparteien oder Mannschaften

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In erster Linie ist dieser Raum ein Ort der Begegnung mit Gott.
  2. In seiner Begegnung mit den Bischöfen habe Benedikt XVI. seinen Mitbrüdern für ihre nicht leichte Aufgabe seine Unterstützung gegeben…

Synonyms

Treffen

This word in other languages

meeting(English)encuentro(Español)rencontre(Français)encontro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegegnung
  • beeggnung
  • begeggnung
  • begegnnug
  • begegnnung
  • begegnugn
  • begegnungg
  • begegnunng
  • begegunng
  • begengung
  • beggegnung
  • beggenung
  • bgeegnung
  • ebgegnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbegegnung1beeggnung2begeggnung1begegnnug2begegnnung1begegnugn2begegnungg1begegnunng1
Edit distance from "Begegnung"

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 "Begegnung"?
"Begegnung" is spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ].
What does "Begegnung" mean?
As a noun, "Begegnung" means: Zusammentreffen von Personen, Fahrzeugen oder anderen Objekten
What words are commonly confused with "Begegnung"?
"Begegnung" is commonly confused with "Bewegung", "Begehung", "Belegung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Begegnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Begegnung" is [bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Begegnung" come from?
"Begegnung" 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 "Begegnung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barcelona#4,591übersehen#4,582überprüft#4,581zugunsten#4,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

stehenden14 variantsreduzieren14 variantsreligiösen14 variantsHurensohn14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list