begrudge
/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/verb
begrudge is spelled B-E-G-R-U-D-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, begrudge means “To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in begrudge?
| Letters | 8: B-E-G-R-U-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is begrudge?
Begrudge appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce begrudge?
- US /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
Begrudge has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-begrudge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with begrudge?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as begrudge from its last stressed vowel (/ʌdʒ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: debugger, buggered.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of begrudge
- begrudges present, singular, he/she/it
- begrudging participle, present
- begrudged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does begrudge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
- 2
To be reluctant.
- 3
To give reluctantly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does begrudge come from?
From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).