begraben
German, verb
begraben is spelled B-E-G-R-A-B-E-N (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Begraben is a German verb meaning “to bury (also figuratively)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Begraben is a different word: “gerund of begraben”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen Verstorbenen beisetzen, beerdigen”.
What does begraben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bury (also figuratively)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of begraben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen Verstorbenen beisetzen, beerdigen 2. einen Gedanken aufgeben, verwerfen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of begraben
- begräbt present singular third-person
- begrub past
- begrübe past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 6 strong
- begrabend participle present
- begrabe first-person indicative present
- begräbst indicative present second-person
- begrabt indicative plural present
- begrabest second-person singular subjunctive
- begrabet plural second-person subjunctive
- begruben first-person indicative plural
- begrüben first-person formal plural
- begrubst indicative preterite second-person
- begrubt indicative plural preterite
- begrübest formal rare second-person
- begrübst formal rare second-person
- begrübet formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to begraben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is begraben in German?
begraben appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).