# begin vs begun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### begin
*verb · IPA /bɪˈɡɪn/ · frequency rank #1,519*
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

### begun
*verb · IPA /bɪˈɡʌn/ · frequency rank #3,863*
past participle of begin

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