# begged vs bragged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### begged
*verb · IPA /bɛɡd/ · frequency rank #13,286*
simple past and past participle of beg

### bragged
*verb · IPA /bɹæɡd/ · frequency rank #31,460*
simple past and past participle of brag

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