Begehung

[bəˈɡeːʊŋ]

/[bəˈɡeːʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Begehung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,461
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Betreten/Begehen (und Besichtigen) einer Fläche oder auch eines Raumes

Corpus desk

Index DE-begehung · Begehung · German

Begehung · rank #25,461 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,461
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beeilen

Nearest frequency peer: beeilen (-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 „Begehung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Begehung“ 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).

Begehung vs Bewegung
75% similar
Begehung vs Belegung
75% similar
Begehung vs Belebung
75% similar

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

Key facts for Begehung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBegehung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈɡeːʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,461
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Begehung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beeilen“ (#25,460), „begonnene“ (#25,462), „bedürftigen“ (#25,459). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Begehung“ bei #25,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Begehung (IPA [bəˈɡeːʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,461 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Begehung, with forms such as "bbegehung", "beeghung", and "begehhung". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Bewegung", "Belegung", "Belebung", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Begehung, spelled B-E-G-E-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Betreten/Begehen (und Besichtigen) einer Fläche oder auch eines Raumes
  2. 2
    Durchführung eines Festaktes
  3. 3
    Realisierung einer verbotenen Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Begehung der Freiflächen um das Klärwerk, also die Geruchsbegehung, erfolgte vom TüV genau in der Windschneise Richtung Neubaugebiet, aus der die Klagen zur Geruchsbelästigung stammen.
  2. Bei der Begehung der Räume stellte sich heraus, dass die Fenster der Räume zu wenig Sonnenlicht einlassen und viel zu dunkel sind.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegehung
  • beeghung
  • begehhung
  • begehnug
  • begehugn
  • begehungg
  • begehunng
  • begeuhng
  • beggehung
  • begheung
  • bgeehung
  • ebgehung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbegehung1beeghung2begehhung1begehnug2begehugn2begehungg1begehunng1begeuhng2
Edit distance from "Begehung"

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 "Begehung"?
"Begehung" is spelled B-E-G-E-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːʊŋ].
What does "Begehung" mean?
As a noun, "Begehung" means: das Betreten/Begehen (und Besichtigen) einer Fläche oder auch eines Raumes
What words are commonly confused with "Begehung"?
"Begehung" is commonly confused with "Bewegung", "Belegung", "Belebung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Begehung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Begehung" is [bəˈɡeːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Begehung" come from?
"Begehung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list