# beginner

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɪˈɡɪnə/ · frequency rank #14,472

## Definitions
1. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
2. Someone who sets something in motion.
3. An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.

## Etymology
From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbeginner`, `begginner`, `beginenr`, `beginer`, `beginnerr`, `beginnre`, `begniner`, `beignner`, `bgeinner`, `ebginner`

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