# begs vs begun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### begs
*noun · IPA /bɛɡz/ · frequency rank #17,549*
plural of beg

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begs-vs-begun