Beginn

/[bəˈɡɪn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#874

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Beginn is aGermannoun. It means: Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird Pronounced [bəˈɡɪn]. It ranks #874 in German word frequency. Often confused with Bein and Beine.

Key facts for Beginn
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeginn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈɡɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#874
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Beginn is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Beginn, with forms such as "bbeginn", "begginn", and "begnin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, 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 Beginn, spelled B-E-G-I-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeginn,begginn,begnin,beignn,bgeinn,ebginn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Beginn

Misspelling Variants of "Beginn"

bbeginn7begginn7begnin6beignn6bgeinn6ebginn6
Misspelling Variants of "Beginn"

Frequency rank: #874 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Beginn"?
"Beginn" is spelled B-E-G-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡɪn].
What does "Beginn" mean?
As a noun, "Beginn" means: Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas anfängt oder gestartet wird
What words are commonly confused with "Beginn"?
"Beginn" is commonly confused with "Bein", "Beine", "being". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beginn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beginn" is [bəˈɡɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beginn" come from?
"Beginn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.