Beginn
[bəˈɡɪn]
The verdict
“Beginn” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #874 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #874
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Beginn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈɡɪn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Beginn” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Beginn is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #874 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beginn, with forms such as "bbeginn", "begginn", and "begnin". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Bein", "Beine", "being", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Beginn, spelled B-E-G-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbeginn,begginn,begnin,beignn,bgeinn,ebginn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beginn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Beginn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-G-I-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈɡɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bein” - see the side-by-side comparison. Beginn vs Bein
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.