# begging

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,886

## Definitions
1. The act of one who begs.
2. Money or goods acquired by begging.

## Etymology
From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg + -ing (gerund ending).

## Easily confused with
- **being** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-being)
- **begin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-begin)
- **begins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-begins)
- **Bering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-bering)
- **Beijing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-beijing)
- **betting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-betting)
- **bending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-bending)
- **bugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-bugging)
- **bulging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-bulging)
- **belting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-belting)
- **blogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-blogging)
- **bragging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-bragging)
- **boggling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begging-vs-boggling)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-begging)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearing-vs-begging)
- **banging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banging-vs-begging)
- **bedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedding-vs-begging)
- **beaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaming-vs-begging)
- **bagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bagging-vs-begging)
- **beeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beeping-vs-begging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbegging`, `beggign`, `beggingg`, `begginng`, `beggnig`, `begigng`, `beging`, `bgeging`, `ebgging`

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