# beans vs began

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beans
*noun · IPA /biːnz/ · frequency rank #5,660*
plural of bean

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beans-vs-began