# begs vs bent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bent
*verb · IPA /bɛnt/ · frequency rank #7,199*
simple past and past participle of bend

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