# began

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈɡæn/ · frequency rank #894

## Definitions
1. simple past of begin
2. past participle of begin

## Easily confused with
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-ben)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-beta)
- **begs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begs)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bran)
- **bein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bein)
- **Bern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bern)
- **begin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begin)
- **Brian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-brian)
- **begun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begun)
- **Bryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bryan)
- **Busan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-busan)
- **Benin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-benin)
- **Bevan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bevan)
- **begum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begum)
- **bogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bogan)
- **begins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begins)
- **Bengal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bengal)
- **bergen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bergen)
- **beggar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-beggar)
- **Bogdan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bogdan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbegan`, `beagn`, `begann`, `beggan`, `begna`, `bgean`, `ebgan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/began