Begehung

/[bəˈɡeːʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,461

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Begehung is aGermannoun. It means: das Betreten/Begehen (und Besichtigen) einer Fläche oder auch eines Raumes Pronounced [bəˈɡeːʊŋ]. Often confused with Bewegung and Belegung.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Begehung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Begehung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡeːʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,461 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Begehung, with forms such as "bbegehung", "beeghung", and "begehhung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Begehung, spelled B-E-G-E-H-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Begehung

Misspelling Variants of "Begehung"

bbegehung9beeghung8begehhung9begehnug8begehugn8begehungg9begehunng9begeuhng8
Misspelling Variants of "Begehung"

Frequency rank: #25,461 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.