beginnen
[bəˈɡɪnən]
The verdict
“beginnen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,722
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in Gang setzen, etwas starten, etwas anfangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-beginnen · beginnen · German
beginnen · rank #1,722 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,722
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Ausstellung
Nearest frequency peer: Ausstellung (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “beginnen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- abends
abends
98,282 corpus weight
- abgeschloss…
abgeschlossen
98,281 corpus weight
- Ausstellung
Ausstellung
98,280 corpus weight
- beginnen
beginnen
98,279 corpus weight
- Daniel
Daniel
98,278 corpus weight
- entgegen
entgegen
98,277 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “beginnen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | beginnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈɡɪnən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,722 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “beginnen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around beginnen (IPA [bəˈɡɪnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,722 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beginnen, with forms such as "bbeginnen", "begginnen", and "beginen". 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, "Beinen", "binnen", "beginnt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists 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 beginnen, spelled B-E-G-I-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in Gang setzen, etwas starten, etwas anfangen
- 2sich in Bewegung setzen, starten, anfangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beginnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Fliegerlaufbahn begann er mit 14 Jahren in einem Segelflugzeug, mit 18 hatte er die Lizenz als Motorflieger.“
Morgen beginne ich mit der Therapie.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbeginnen
- begginnen
- beginen
- beginenn
- beginnenn
- beginnne
- begninen
- beignnen
- bgeinnen
- ebginnen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beginnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beginnen", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "beginnen". Here's where to go from here.
- "beginnen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Beinen". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,722 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.