begrudge
/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
"begrudge" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“begrudge” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,614
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-begrudge · begrudge · English
begrudge · rank #48,614 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,614
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Beaulieu
Nearest frequency peer: Beaulieu (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “begrudge”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- BBM
BBM
51,390 corpus weight
- Beaulieu
Beaulieu
51,388 corpus weight
- begrudge
begrudge
51,387 corpus weight
- belatedly
belatedly
51,386 corpus weight
- Benadryl
Benadryl
51,385 corpus weight
- Bernd
Bernd
51,384 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “begrudge” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | begrudge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “begrudge” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around begrudge (IPA /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,614 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for begrudge, with forms such as "bbegrudge", "beggrudge", and "begrduge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch. The correct English form is begrudge, spelled B-E-G-R-U-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
- 2To be reluctant.
- 3To give reluctantly.
Etymology
From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbegrudge
- beggrudge
- begrduge
- begrrudge
- begruddge
- begrudeg
- begrudgge
- begrugde
- begurdge
- bergudge
- bgerudge
- ebgrudge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begrudge - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "begrudge", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.