# bean vs began

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bean
*noun · IPA /ˈbi(ː)n/ · frequency rank #7,313*
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

### began
*verb · IPA /bɪˈɡæn/ · frequency rank #894*
simple past of begin

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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