begehen
German, verb
begehen is spelled B-E-G-E-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Begehen is a German verb meaning “to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Begehen is a different word: “gerund of begehen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Objekt beschreiten, um es zu inspizieren; auf etwas zu Fuß gehen”.
What does begehen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)
Bald stellte sich heraus, dass Paul den Mord begangen hatte.
- 2
to walk, to walk on, to use
ein viel begangener Weg
- 3
to visit, to inspect
Der Vermieter kündigte an, die Wohnung begehen zu wollen.
- 4
to celebrate
ein Jubiläum begehen
noun
- 1
neutergerund of begehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Objekt beschreiten, um es zu inspizieren; auf etwas zu Fuß gehen 2. mit seiner Handlung gegen etwas verstoßen (z. B. gegen ein Gesetz) 3. gehoben: ein Ereignis feiern, zelebrieren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of begehen
- begeht present singular third-person
- beging past
- begangen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- begehend participle present
- begehe first-person indicative present
- begehst indicative present second-person
- begehest second-person singular subjunctive
- begehet plural second-person subjunctive
- begingen first-person indicative plural
- beginge first-person formal rare
- begingst indicative preterite second-person
- begingt indicative plural preterite
- begingest formal rare second-person
- beginget formal plural rare
- begeh imperative second-person singular
- begeh! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to begehen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is begehen in German?
begehen appears 9.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).