begingen

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

[bəˈɡɪŋən]

/[bəˈɡɪŋən]/ verb

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

The verdict

“begingen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,159
frequency rank, German: 5,818
“B” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-begingen · begingen · German

begingen · rank #45,159 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,159
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,818
PHOTO-FINISH befreiend

Nearest frequency peer: befreiend (-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.

bebauten

54,845
bediene

54,844
befreiend

54,843
begingen

54,842
beheizt

54,841
beleidigst

54,839

What this shows „begingen“ 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).

begingen vs Beginn

63% similar

begingen vs Beinen

63% similar

begingen vs Bingen

63% similar

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

Key facts for begingen
Property	Value
Headword	begingen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[bəˈɡɪŋən]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#45,159
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.begingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#45,159

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „befreiend“ (#45,158), „beheizt“ (#45,160), „bediene“ (#45,157). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begingen“ bei #45,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around begingen (IPA [bəˈɡɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,159 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for begingen, with forms such as "bbegingen", "beggingen", and "begignen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Beginn", "Beinen", "Bingen", and more, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is begingen, spelled B-E-G-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbegingen
beggingen
begignen
beginegn
begingenn
beginggen
begingne
beginngen
begnigen
beigngen
bgeingen
ebgingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begingen - 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 "begingen"

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 "begingen"?

"begingen" is spelled B-E-G-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡɪŋən].

What does "begingen" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "begingen"?

"begingen" is commonly confused with "Beginn", "Beinen", "Bingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "begingen"?

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

What language does "begingen" come from?

"begingen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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